Geffen Pictures | Release Date: December 13, 1991 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
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The screenplay may have too many holes in it, but it gets a merit badge for the cleverness of its sarcastic dialogue, much of which is unprintable here. [13 Dec 1991, p.20]
63
While The Last Boy Scout covers no new ground, and while it features one of the heftier plot missteps in recent junk-movie history, it's far from the worst of shoot-'em-ups to burst onscreen lately. [13 Dec 1991, p.55]
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St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe Pollack
Despite its many shortcomings and periods of ridiculousness, it's a fast-paced, often humorous, entertaining piece of work. [13 Dec 1991, p.3G]