Larger Than Life
United Artists | Release Date: November 1, 1996 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
43
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
9
Negative:
6
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38
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
They say an elephant never forgets, which means that I have an enormous advantage over Tai, who plays Vera, because I plan to forget this movie as soon as convenient. Read full review
30
NewsweekJeff Giles
Howard Franklin's Larger Than Life is so bad that even the elephant seems embarrassed. [11 Nov 1996, p.78]
25
Rolling StoneStaff (Not Credited)
One might think that a movie featuring Bill Murray, Matthew McConaughey, Janeane Garofalo and an elephant couldn't be all that bad. Think again. This is a terrible, terrible movie. Read full review
25
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
The trek is long, the direction (by Murray’s Quick Change colleague Howard Franklin) is soft, the script (by Roy Blount Jr.) is windy, and the occasional laughs are as heavy-footed as the thunking lead pachyderm herself. Read full review
25
Miami HeraldChristine Dolen
This is one of those what-were-they-thinking flicks, a movie so inane you can't imagine how anyone thought they'd created something watchable. [02 Nov 1996, p.5G]
25
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Geoff Pevere
Not much happens of comic consequence. [01 Nov 1996, p.D5]
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