Throw Momma from the Train
Orion Pictures | Release Date: December 11, 1987 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
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Mixed or average reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
7
Negative:
2
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90
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
As Owen, Mr. DeVito is such an odd combination of the childlike and the diabolical that he remains a captivating figure throughout the story. Mr. DeVito's comic timing is particularly enjoyable, since he has such a slow, steady, deliberate way of building up to outrageous behavior. Read full review
90
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
A fun and delightfully venal comedy. Very clever and engaging from beginning to end. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesMichael Wilmington
Throw Momma is another Hitchcock pastiche or parody, but--taken from Stu Silver's coldly clever, verbally intricate script--it has more depth and humor than usual. Read full review
70
NewsweekDavid Ansen
Using the distinctive cinematographer Barry Sonnefeld, who shot "Raising Arizona," DeVito gives his comedy a crisp, colorful pop look: you can almost see the broad cartoon outlines drawn around the figures. [14 Dec 1987, p.69]
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jay Scott
That it all works is a tribute to Stu Silver's gaggy but never vulgar script and to DeVito's imaginative direction, but the movie would be unthinkable without its trio of funny folk. [11 Dec 1987]
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