Sunburn
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: August 10, 1979 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
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Mixed or average reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Critic Reviews

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60
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Fawcett is given little to do other than get a suntan and try to look captivating, leaving the comic chores up to seasoned professionals Grodin and Carney, who are just great. Read full review
60
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Grodin works overtime to carry the picture and does so marvelously, displaying a savvy low-key comedy style. Read full review
50
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
As for comedy, Mr. Grodin's deadpan manner supplies a fair amount of that until the adventure-mystery aspects become overpowering. Read full review
50
NewsweekDavid Ansen
It is entirely forgettable except for Grodin, who once again compensates for having the most anonymous face in movies with his sly, expertly timed comic delivery. [10 Sep 1979, p.76]
40
Time OutAshley Clark
Lumpy-but-loveable Charles Grodin is the insurance investigator, sniffing out a swindle among Acapulco's lotus-eaters; Fawcett-Majors (comely but coy) is posing as his wife, while emphasising that a quick bunk-up is out of the question. Together they're in a routine comedy-thriller, which looks good but is neither funny nor thrilling, and carelessly wastes its supporting cast, with Art Carney reduced to caricature and Joan Collins on automatic pilot in a hilarious replay of her rich-bitch nympho persona. Read full review
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