Lost & Found
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: April 23, 1999 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
19
METASCORE
Overwhelming dislike based on 21 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
3
Negative:
17
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
63
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Comes across as a lame wannabe - a romantic comedy that lacks the level of outrageousness necessary to elevate it about the countless trite entries into the bloated genre. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
A mundane sitcom with feature pretensions, the kind where the comic "situation" is simply a coat-rack for hanging a rag-tag assortment of inflated sight gags and telegraphed punch lines. Read full review
50
USA TodaySusan Wloszczyna
The distractions are more satisfying than the romantic main course. [23 April 1999, Life, p.8E]
40
Film ThreatTom Meek
Marceau's effervescence and graceful stature fill the screen wonderfully, even if its a stretch to see her go lip-to-lip with Spade. Read full review
33
Entertainment WeeklyTroy Patterson
Long on smarm and short on charm. Read full review
30
Dallas ObserverBill Gallo
In the little war between charm and belligerence that is the real centerpiece of Lost and Found, romantic comedy takes a beating. Read full review
30
Washington PostNicole Arthur
Spade is no actor. He's a quipper. And his acerbic asides aren't anywhere near funny enough to carry a movie. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
An inoffensive, eminently forgettable bit of fluff. Read full review
25
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
In asking us to believe David Spade as a romantic lead, it miscalculates beyond all reason. Read full review
25
San Francisco ExaminerWalter Addiego
An hour into the picture, Spade offers a pretty funny imitation of belter Neil Diamond, but it's a long 60 minutes for such a pitiful payoff. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Why was the sight of scrawny Woody Allen kissing pretty Diane Keaton never revolting, while scrawny David Spade kissing beautiful Sophie Marceau in Lost & Found is the creepiest cinematic sight of the year? Read full review
25
Chicago TribuneMark Caro
Such a low-class, low-laughs rip-off that it makes "There's Something About Mary" resemble a Noel Coward comedy of manners. [23 April 1999, Friday, p.A]
25
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
A lovestruck Californian kidnaps a neighbor's dog as a way of getting her attention. Read full review
20
VarietyOliver Jones
Tumbles off the sick-but-sweet balance beam. Read full review
20
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Schmaltzy comedy. Read full review
20
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Even Spade's most dedicated fans would probably be better off staying home and watching a "Just Shoot Me" rerun. Read full review
20
The New York TimesStephen Holden
A rancid little nothing of a movie that baldly recycles plot elements of "There's Something About Mary." Read full review
16
Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula Nechak
Funny for 15 minutes and then fades into mean-spirited cruelty and stupidity. Read full review
10
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
Spade proves that he's entirely capable of making unwatchable dreck all by himself. Read full review
10
Los Angeles TimesEric Harrison
All of this points to the two major differences between "Mary" and "Lost": Ben Stiller's character in "Mary" was likable (if pathetic), and "Mary" was sporadically funny. Read full review
0
L.A. WeeklyDave Shulman
Cloying, obnoxious, unfunny, evil, shallow, schadenfreude-wielding, dumb-fuck-fratboy-wants-a-blowjob, sitcom-directed piece of elbow-in-the-rib-till-you-puke-blood, just-connect-the-dots-and-we’ll-all-make-a-lot-of-money-and-nobody-gets-hurt... Read full review
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