Who Is Cletis Tout?
Paramount Classics | Release Date: July 26, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
36
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
7
Negative:
9
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30
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
This mistaken-identity picture is so film-culture referential that the final product is a ghost. Read full review
30
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
In the absence of sincerity, Cletis Tout creates a vacuum that flushes out the entire story, leaving nothing but its own hollow cleverness. Read full review
25
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
Who is Cletis Tout? Who cares? Read full review
25
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Allen is no more convincing than the writer-director, Chris Ver Wiel, who strings together faux-QT, faux-Elmore Leonard clichés like so many necklace beads and pretends that's the same thing as making a movie. Read full review
25
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
It all makes the head spin -- in the direction of the exit sign. Read full review
20
L.A. WeeklyJohn Dentino
What should have been a smart, stylish crime caper that nourishes film buffs with its multiple cinema references feels more like force-feeding. Read full review
20
New Times (L.A.)Luke Y. Thompson
What it lacks are solid performances, save Slater's game attempt to take everything seriously.
10
VarietyScott Foundas
A convoluted comic caper that labors to affect a lighthearted, off-the-cuff feel, and winds up being a copy of a copy of a bad Tarantino-Elmore Leonard forgery, with Tim Allen as a glib cinephile hitman. Read full review
10
Village VoiceLaura Sinagra
This charmless nonsense ensues amid clanging film references that make "Jay and Silent Bob's Excellent Adventure" seem understated. Read full review
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