Uncle Drew
Lionsgate | Release Date: June 29, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
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14
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0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeJun 19, 2018
Moviegoers who don't get a kick out of spotting athletes on the screen may be less than enthralled by the otherwise formulaic comeback flick, but sports-loving viewers will likely be more enthusiastic. Read full review
58
TheWrapSam FragosoJun 19, 2018
This journey to cobble together the old squad should be more fun that it is. Although you could say that about most of Uncle Drew. The onus is less on the performances; each former player holds his/her own. Read full review
55
The AtlanticDavid SimsJun 29, 2018
The jokes could be dirtier, the plot looser, the basketball action more gleefully ludicrous. Instead, everything feels very competent but safe. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comNick AllenJun 29, 2018
Though it has a few big laughs, Uncle Drew mistakes its goofy pitch for a free pass to be very simple with its comedy, and sappy with its emotions Read full review
50
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzJun 28, 2018
The commercials were funny and unexpected. The movie, not so much, although there are some solid laughs. Read full review
50
SlateNick GreeneJun 28, 2018
Uncle Drew the movie is by no means horrible, at least not as bad as you’d expect from something that is based on a cola commercial. It’s an enjoyable if somewhat plodding paint-by-numbers sports flick that, at times, acts as a surreal meta-examination of NBA stardom. It also happens to feature a shot of Shaquille O’Neal’s bare ass. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubJun 28, 2018
The best-case scenario for a movie based on a soft-drink advertisement. It is a disjointed and inconsistent comedy, shoddily filmed at times, while occasionally abandoning storytelling effort altogether. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeMark FeeneyJun 27, 2018
Is the movie any good, and does Irving embarrass himself? The answers are: sort of, and nowhere near. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd Jun 27, 2018
Look, for a movie based on a soda campaign, Uncle Drew isn’t that bad. It’s got some solid comic alternates. Read full review
50
The Associated PressJocelyn NoveckJun 27, 2018
Teamwork. Friendship. Family. Playing for the game’s sake, not money. All these themes come together in a warm-hearted but highly predictable way. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreJun 26, 2018
If it wasn’t for Webber, given the funniest part to play (over the top pastor) and playing it to the hilt, the dead spots and blase leading man would dull this to the point of distraction. Read full review
50
VarietyPeter DebrugeJun 19, 2018
Uncle Drew may be tired, but it shows that one’s fundamental love for the game never gets old. Read full review
40
EmpireAmon WarmannJul 9, 2018
Its heart is in the right place, but some lively performances from the better-than-you’d-expect ballers-turned-actors can only paper over a thin, cliché-riddled script so much. Read full review
40
The New York TimesGlenn KennyJun 28, 2018
It’s not every day that you can say, “Shaquille O’Neal was the best actor in that movie.” And yet that may well be true in the case of Uncle Drew, a genuinely unusual exercise in screen comedy. Read full review
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