Stuck on You
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: December 12, 2003 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 37 Critic Reviews
Positive:
20
Mixed:
15
Negative:
2
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91
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Has a fractured fairy-tale charm, even if it isn't a nonstop laugh riot. Read full review
88
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
A two-hour, one-joke comedy that never gets old, Stuck on You is the most mature, consistently funny and satisfyingly sweet movie in the rollicking careers of brother filmmakers Bobby and Peter Farrelly. Read full review
80
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
Damon and Kinnear are both pitch-perfect, inhabiting their ingenuous, codependent little universe together with the commitment of eight-year-old best friends. True to form, the Farrellys toss sophomoric spitballs at us, but nothing stems the rise of big-hearted generosity. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Damon, particularly, stands revealed as a comic ace. Read full review
75
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
Someone in most Farrelly movies deserves the Good Sport Award; here it's split between Meryl Streep, who befriends Walt in a long cameo as herself, and Eva Mendes, who plays Walt's galpal in a way that mocks perceptions of her as a well-endowed ninny. Cher should get a share of this prize. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The subjects of their comedies are defiantly non-P.C., but their hearts are in the right place, and it's refreshing to see a movie that doesn't dissolve with embarrassment in the face of handicaps. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
People take comedy for granted, but to step back and think about Stuck on You is to be impressed by the invention and sheer exuberance of the picture, which isn't great but sure is enjoyable. Read full review
75
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
There's something personal going on, something deeper than slapstick. It makes a sometimes flat film shimmer. Read full review
70
NewsweekDavid Ansen
What first feels like thin skit material gets funnier and sweeter. Damon and Kinnear make a terrific team. Read full review
70
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
Though it's still too reliant on a sloppy, gag-a-second style, Stuck On You gets through the arid stretches by leaning on some winning performances, most notably from a hilarious Seymour Cassel. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesManohla Dargis
While much of the unlikely charm of the Farrellys' newest comedy, Stuck on You, comes from its conceptual purity, much of the film's humor comes from its blissful impurity. Read full review
70
Washington PostDesson Thomson
The movie's sweeter than funny, but still has a fair share of guffaws. Read full review
70
SalonStephanie Zacharek
It's a friendly, unpretentious little thing -- at times it's a bit too muted and indistinct, but then, you have to at least give the Farrellys credit for not making the mistake of trying too hard. Read full review
70
SlateDavid Edelstein
The movie is a testament to compromise, and so are the Farrellys' other movies--between the freakish pain of living and the wonderfully dumb gross-out slapstick that said freakishness makes possible. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Much of this is hilarious as long as one can stay sufficiently removed from the realities of Siamese twins. Read full review
70
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
The film has a surprisingly sweet spirit, and its co-stars respect the human core in their garish material; Mr. Kinnear, especially, has never been more likable.
63
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
Stuck On You is proof that sweet and funny don't always make for the best mix. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
There's a generosity of spirit to Stuck on You that is a pleasure, even when the movie is slipshod. Read full review
63
New York PostLou Lumenick
But while the belly laughs are few, there are numerous chuckles and it's quite watchable, thanks to solid performances by Damon (who plays it mostly straight in a rare comic role) and Kinnear. Read full review
63
PremiereAaron Hillis
It may not be saying much, but what keeps this movie afloat, aside from solid performances, is the nearly sophisticated dynamic of an otherwise redundant punchline. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen
While it has its moments of pure Farrelly inspiration and swell performances from Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear...the patented blend of the outrageous and the sweet that has become the brothers' trademark struggles to find the desired balance here. Read full review
60
TimeRichard Schickel
The Farrellys need to remember this: Sappiness is easy, comedy is hard. Read full review
60
Dallas ObserverLuke Y. Thompson
That sweet streak has grown, like a cancer, and gradually killed off any of the edge their (Farrellys) humor may have once had. Read full review
60
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
It's a much funnier movie than the trailer would lead you to believe; it would almost have to be. But it is just not as consistent as their previous trash wallows. Read full review
60
Film ThreatKevin Carr
If you’re a big fan of the Farrelly Brothers' films, you should like Stuck on You. If their films repulse you, stay home and rent "The Hours" again. Read full review
60
EmpireAdam Smith
Decent belly laughs occur, but they are spread thinly over a prolonged period. Read full review
58
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
Next to "Bad Santa" or "Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat," it's a paragon of sophistication. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The comedy is tooooo loooooong for the two or three jokes it has to play with, and Kinnear does the picture's only three-dimensional acting. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneMark Caro
It's not naughty. It's nice. Naughty is funnier. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
Suffers from an episodic script and an overly long running time plagued by too many dull, laugh-free patches. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
Despite its penchant for the crude and lewd, is gooey in ways that have nothing to do with bodily fluids. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeTy Burr
Story lines don't come any clammier. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineAngel Cohn
Here the message -- it's not nice to ridicule, mistreat or ignore people just because they're different -- verges on the oppressive; more of the Farrellys' trademark over-the-top comedy would have lightened the load. Read full review
40
VarietyDavid Rooney
A one-joke affair about conjoined twins that feels like it bypassed the scripting stage and was filmed directly from the pitch, the comedy remains resoundingly unfunny. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyScott Foundas
By the time of its medical-operation climax, Stuck On You has focused so much on ennobling the disabled that it comes to resemble a segment of the Jerry Lewis telethon. Read full review
38
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
It's the most disappointing thing to come from the brothers in years. Read full review
30
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
Viewers anticipating side-splitting guffaws will be disappointed: Stuck on You is a strangely lackluster, flaccid string of fitfully humorous episodes. Read full review
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