Waking Up in Reno
Miramax Films | Release Date: October 25, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
28
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
4
Negative:
6
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Thornton plays this low-ball farce with deceptive, masterful ease. Appreciate it. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
The movie's "Beverly Hillbillies" humor had me laughing moderately, and by the end I wasn't even looking around to make sure no one noticed. Read full review
50
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
This half-baked production sat on Miramax's shelf for a couple of years. It's no more done now than then, merely more stale. Read full review
40
Dallas ObserverRobert Wilonsky
Not good enough to overcome its status as damaged goods, which is almost a shame, since audiences will miss Billy Bob Thornton's best performance, and hairpiece, in years. Read full review
38
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Another one of those road comedies where Southern roots are supposed to make boring people seem colorful. If these characters were from Minneapolis or Denver, no way anyone would make a film about them. Read full review
25
Chicago TribuneMark Caro
Its jokes aren't funny. Its sloppy direction comes courtesy of Jordan Brady, who made "The Third Wheel," another reportedly failed comedy gathering cobwebs at Miramax. Read full review
25
Miami HeraldChris Hewitt
It's never a good sign when a movie's credits include: ''Tony Orlando as himself.'' But the crooner is the highlight of the dreadful Waking Up in Reno. Read full review
20
VarietyTodd McCarthy
A hillbilly romantic comedy in which the hillbillies show up but the romance and comedy never do. Read full review
20
L.A. WeeklyJohn Patterson
Director Jordan Brady achieves the remarkable feat of squandering a topnotch foursome of actors -- particularly Theron, a very game and able comedienne -- by shoving them into every clichéd white-trash situation imaginable. Read full review
0
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
The one thing that can be said of Waking Up in Reno is that it's rigorously consistent. Every note rings false. Read full review
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