Old Dogs
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: November 25, 2009 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
19
METASCORE
Overwhelming dislike based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
5
Negative:
16
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
63
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
It runs a fast 88 minutes, is broad as the waistlines of its stars, and is remarkably family-friendly if you don't mind bathroom humor. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
Nostalgia is part of the modest charm of this disposable but inoffensive picture. Old Dogs makes old dogs out of all of us. Read full review
50
VarietyDennis Harvey
Too bad this shrilly tuned comedy doesn't demand more than clock-punching effort from everyone involved. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
This is the weird thing, Old Dogs is not that bad. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyRobert Wilonsky
You see where this is going, but, apparently, kids don’t know the formula. Read full review
40
Time OutKevin B. Lee
Only the irrepressible Luis Guzmán, stuck in a walk-on bit as the stereotypical mooching Hispanic, is able to milk this cash cow and exit with his dignity intact. Read full review
38
St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe Williams
Old Dogs is so oafish, when it tosses us a biscuit, it feels like we've been smacked with a newspaper. Read full review
38
USA TodayClaudia Puig
This is not the Travolta of "Pulp Fiction," nor is it the Williams of "One Hour Photo." Though no animals were harmed in the making of Old Dogs, the lead actors were defanged. But like a pair of Labradors, they have a playful rapport. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
Insipid, predictable, broad comedy mixed with Disney Family Values makes for one exasperating sit. Read full review
25
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
None of it is funny. It’s all pain and no funny. Read full review
25
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
Adults should steer clear. Kids should be sent to it only if they’ve been extraordinarily naughty. Read full review
25
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Stupefying dimwitted. Read full review
25
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
Old Dogs is offensive mostly because it wastes time. Read full review
25
Washington PostJohn Anderson
Travolta is simply useless in Old Dogs, but Williams is actively offensive. Read full review
25
New York PostKyle Smith
Old Dogs does to the screen what old dogs do to the carpet. It's unfortunate that only the latter can be taken out and shot. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Travolta, who delivers an impressively enthusiastic performance, seems to have no idea that he's stuck in one of the year's worst movies. The perpetually pained expression on Williams' face, however, suggests he knows otherwise. Read full review
12
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
What's wrong with this movie? A better question might be: What's right? Every attempt at comedy is not only obvious but delivered in such a forced manner that any hope of generating laughter dies before the joke has been told. Read full review
12
Boston GlobeTy Burr
It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without a turkey, and in Old Dogs, we have the season’s blue-ribbon gobbler. Read full review
11
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Not so much bad as it is witless and predictable. Read full review
0
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Exhausted as the premise already is -- hapless boomer learns that real manhood is a function of committed fatherhood -- Old Dogs nevertheless finds ways to make the lesson even less tolerable. Read full review
0
The New York TimesStephen Holden
This imbecilic, mean-spirited farce, which sneers at adults, leaves you wondering: where are the Three Stooges when we really need them? Read full review
0
Chicago ReaderAndrea Gronvall
A total train wreck. Read full review
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