The Boss Baby: Family Business
Universal Pictures | Release Date: July 2, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
39
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
14
Negative:
5
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
38
Movie NationRoger MooreJun 30, 2021
The entire affair isn’t terrible, just a drag. Truth be told, they’ve taken this idea and pounded the cute right out of it. Time to put the pacifier in this boss baby and move on. Read full review
30
SlashfilmJosh SpiegelJul 1, 2021
DreamWorks Animation can make solid family entertainment. But they haven’t this time. Read full review
30
The New York TimesMaya PhillipsJul 1, 2021
A baby in a suit? Always cute. Recycled gags? Not so much — this “Boss Baby” just didn’t get the memo. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenJun 30, 2021
Returning director James McGrath and screenwriter Michael McCullers had an opportunity to build on an entirely workable formula, but instead have settled for a frenetic sugar rush of a retread that rapidly wears out its welcome. Pint-sized viewers might be distracted by the noisy, chaotic result, but most others will be hard-pressed to find the proceedings cute and adorable. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyJul 2, 2021
What chafes is not so much the vulgarity (although it is as relentless as it is unfunny) but the movie’s intractable infatuation with it. Read full review
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