The Oh in Ohio
Cyan Pictures | Release Date: July 14, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
8
Negative:
4
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
It's a thrill to watch Posey incorporate, at last, some true emotion into her exuberant screwball wit. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleRuthe Stein
The star's amusingly inventive performance keeps your attention through predictable early scenes when "Ohio" repeats familiar material on women's sexuality. It's like a continuation of "The Vagina Monologues" to see Liza Minnelli, as a New Age orgasm coach. Read full review
70
SalonStephanie Zacharek
I'm not really sure how strong this material is on its own: I kept trying to imagine what The Oh in Ohio would have been like with other actors in the leading roles, and I couldn't -- Rudd, DeVito and especially Posey seem integral to it. Read full review
70
VarietyJoe Leydon
Amusing indie comedy blithely blurs the line between risque and raunchy, often to hilarious effect. Read full review
70
The New York TimesNathan Lee
A feel-good movie about feeling good, The Oh in Ohio thrums with happy vibes and amiable performances. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
A silly, amusing trifle. Read full review
63
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Falls disappointing short of its ambition to be both sympathetically straightforward and funny. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
This is the slightest and slimmest of sex comedies. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeFore
Like the lead characters, who struggle to get "almost there" and fail, the movie provides a good time but isn't wholly satisfying in the end. Read full review
50
Village VoiceLuke Y. Thompson
First-time feature director Billy Kent seems proud that his movie deals with sex in such frank fashion. But if you're going to brag about your explicit sexuality, it doesn't quite work to go out of your way avoiding skin. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
Posey and Rudd are the real deal, so it's almost sad when Priscilla and Jack are left hanging in the final act, their issues unresolved. It's as if the filmmakers lost their nerve when it came time to write the kind of intimate, revealing conversation that can make a sex toy unnecessary. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Posey is as over-the-top as a drunk in a game of charades, while DeVito wears the sunny, slavering grin of an old coot hoping to get lucky at Jack Nicholson's pool party. If it still sounds like fun, good luck. Don't blame me if you leave frustrated. Read full review
50
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Even Posey -- who brightens most movies she's in -- fails to stir the movie's unresponsive tectonic plates. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
One of those movies that promises much but doesn't deliver. Despite a lot of misplaced talent, this movie is as silly and forced as its title. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Director Billy Kent seems to have instructed most of his actors to behave like robotic sitcom characters; the principal exception is Danny DeVito, who simply behaves like Danny DeVito. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Parker Posey, the queen of the indies, is a stylish actress, but there's not much she can do with the flat, trite sex comedy The Oh in Ohio, written by Adam Wierzbianski and directed by Billy Kent without a trace of imagination or originality. Read full review
25
New York PostLou Lumenick
Despite this seemingly surefire premise and cast of veteran comedians - there's even a cameo by Liza Minnelli as a masturbation coach - The OH in Ohio just lies there, without a single laugh. Read full review
25
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
It's never a promising sign when an attractive young woman's insatiable sexual desire for Danny DeVito represents the most convincing and compelling aspect of a movie, but that's the best this one can do. Read full review
11
Austin ChronicleToddy Burton
While the impressive cast inspires a sense of hope, The Oh in Ohio's childish storytelling, paper-thin character development, and general unfunniness combine to make one bad movie. Read full review
0
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
Disastrously unfunny sex farce. Read full review
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