Material Girls
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: August 18, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
17
METASCORE
Overwhelming dislike based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
3
Negative:
9
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
50
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
The Duffs are certainly cute together, but not even their natural chemistry can enliven all the preachy bits about hard work and the meaning of happiness. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeMichael Hardy
Isn't as witty, stylish, or sophisticated as the similarly themed "The Devil Wears Prada." Material Girls is pitched to the Seventeen crowd, and it succeeds on its own terms. These days, even pre teens live in a material world. Read full review
50
VarietyJoe Leydon
It's less substantial than cotton candy, but Material Girls is as slickly produced as one of the Marchetta TV spots. Read full review
38
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
A superficial tween comedy that mocks celebutantes like the Olsen twins while simultaneously pushing stars Hilary and Haylie Duff as their replacements. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyLuke Y. Thompson
The Duffs don't even fully commit to their characters here -- they’'e seemingly undecided about whether they can get away with being shallow and bratty without ruining their family-friendly images. Read full review
30
The New York TimesManohla Dargis
The real-life sisters Hilary and Haylie Duff star in this incompetent spin on the poor-little-rich-girl story. Read full review
25
The A.V. ClubAmelie Gillette
The most shocking moment comes during the closing credits, when it's revealed that not one, not two, but three screenwriters were responsible for a plot that someone seems to have hastily slapped together after taking a walk around a Sephora outlet while listening to "Beat Of My Heart" on loop. Read full review
16
Entertainment WeeklyGregory Kirschling
It's not "Clueless," just clueless. Read full review
10
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Painfully unfunny comedy. Read full review
0
New York PostLou Lumenick
There is plenty of blame to go around for this laughless mess. Read full review
0
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
Even by the low standards of the genre it represents, this female teen comedy represents a new nadir. Read full review
0
Austin ChronicleRussell Smith
Mainly offers fodder for tweens who fantasize about glamorous Los Angeles lifestyles where everyone is skinny, rich, and on Prozac. It's a film where gays and minorities not only fit into stereotypes, but embrace them. Read full review
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