Little Man
Revolution Studios | Release Date: July 14, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
26
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
2
Negative:
17
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
63
USA TodayScott Bowles
Almost in spite of itself, Little Man manages to deliver big laughs. It's not enough to make it a consistently funny movie, but this one-trick pony from the Wayans brothers has flashes of humor and sincerity that almost save it from its disastrous ending. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
I laughed at the Wayanses' movie, and I don't even hate myself for it. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerDavid Hiltbrand
An extremely broad and sometimes crude comedy. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyScott Foundas
There's no question, though, that the Wayanses have dialed down the outrageousness to nearly sub-PG-13 levels. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderAndrea Gronvall
The slapstick is funnier for the nifty CGI, and the script gets in some sly digs at racist cops and multitasking soccer moms. Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
I'd be lying if I said I didn't laugh at some of this--though it's not as funny as Laurel and Hardy as toddlers in "Brats." But I wanted to slap myself whenever I did. Read full review
38
PremiereLauren Metz
Little Man only proves that some should just stick to the sketch comedy, and leave the big screen to "Big Daddys" like Adam Sandler who the critics tend to snub, but who know how to make an audience laugh. Read full review
38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jennie Punter
Little Man will probably satisfy fans of the Wayans. Read full review
38
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
It took a century of innovation in the field of cinematic special effects, but finally the head of Marlon Wayans could be successfully grafted onto the body of a baby. Read full review
33
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
It's seldom a good sign when a Rob Schneider cameo elevates a comedy, but Little Man aims so low and fires so often that it can't miss all the time. Read full review
33
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWinda Benedetti
Yes, in this day and age, a tall man can pretend to be a very short man pretending to be a baby who uses his innocent disguise to molest women and whack men in the nuts. Isn't that funny? No, actually, not so much. Read full review
33
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
At least "White Chicks" had a point behind the humor. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen
Once the initial round of breast-feeding and rectal thermometer bits is fired off, the picture starts to give off the funky whiff of unattended Pampers. Read full review
30
VarietyJustin Chang
There are probably some moviegoers who can laugh at the sight of a groin-punching, breast-grabbing baby, possibly even find it cute. Everyone else should steer clear of Little Man, which welds Marlon Wayans' head to a diminutive body double, offering up the creepiest bigscreen dwarf since the last David Lynch movie. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust
Devoid of verbal wit, instead relying on a relentless stream of Looney Tunes-inspired violence. Read full review
25
New York PostLou Lumenick
Sexual and toilet humor plumb new depths in Keenen Ivory Wayans' Little Man, which will stink up theaters like several gross of dirty diapers. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Hartlaub
A bunch of gags, most of which you've seen in the trailer, strung together by any means necessary. Read full review
25
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Tedious. Read full review
20
The New York TimesNathan Lee
Somewhere within all the crude slapstick and crass stereotypes, Little Man operates as a vulgar burlesque on the crisis of African-American manhood, particularly the relationships, or lack thereof, between fathers and sons. Read full review
12
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Well, it was bound to happen: The Wayans brothers have made a movie that's even more two-dimensional than a cartoon. Read full review
11
Austin ChronicleMarrit Ingman
97% of the movie will make you need a shower. Possibly two. Read full review
10
Film ThreatFelix Vasques Jr.
Little Man is putrid. Read full review
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