Universal Pictures | Release Date: July 27, 1990 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
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Mixed:
5
Negative:
6
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Problem Child has moments, or perhaps instants, of misanthropic satire. There also are stroboscopically brief flashes of psychological irony or cleverness. [30 July 1990, p.D8]
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Problem Child is a beautiful example of what junk entertainment can be with a smattering of brains behind it. While it hangs there as a monument to audience idiocy, it also lets you have a wallow in fun. You leave thinking there have been worse things on which to spend your time and money. [28 July 1990, p.C3]