Observe and Report
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: April 10, 2009 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
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Mixed or average reviews based on 35 Critic Reviews
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19
Mixed:
10
Negative:
6
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30
Dallas ObserverRobert Wilonsky
Yes, the "Taxi Driver" parallels are intentional: Hill spells them out in the press notes, all but branding Observe and Report a Scorsesefied remake that reeks of stale Cinnabon. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
I've observed this Seth Rogen comedy, and I can report that it's not very good. Read full review
25
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
This film isn't the most awful comedy of the year (that would be Bride Wars or New in Town), but it may have the grossest antihero. Read full review
10
Los Angeles TimesBetsy Sharkey
It heaps piles of bad, crazy stuff at our feet then walks away. There is no moral to this story, and there's not much comedy either. Read full review
10
SalonStephanie Zacharek
It's possible Hill has a style, of sorts. But he doesn't work from the heart, or from the gut, as a good comedy director generally needs to. He operates from one guiding question: "How disturbing can we make this sh**?" Read full review
10
The New York TimesManohla Dargis
If you thought Abu Ghraib was a laugh riot then you might love Observe and Report, a potentially brilliant conceptual comedy that fizzles because its writer and director, Jody Hill, doesn't have the guts to go with his spleen. Read full review
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