Yes Day
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): March 12, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
46
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Mixed or average reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
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3
Mixed:
10
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
RogerEbert.comNell MinowMar 12, 2021
It is an entertaining, family-friendly romp with wish-fulfilling yeses, extended comic mayhem, and satisfying consequences. Read full review
70
Paste MagazineJacob OllerMar 12, 2021
It’s a lightweight film befitting its premise’s “good vibes only” origins—and its uninspiring construction makes its solid performances a pleasant surprise rather than a compliment to an already good movie—but you could do a lot worse than say “Yes” to Yes Day. Read full review
67
IndieWireDavid EhrlichMar 10, 2021
Assisted by his playful cast, Arteta brings so much clear-eyed, character-driven comic mayhem to every scene that even the wildest script contrivances and most egregious McDonald’s product placements (one scene might as well be sponsored by the McGriddle) are graced with an actual sense of fun. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKimber MyersMar 11, 2021
Like its juvenile characters, Yes Day sometimes goes too far, with over-the-top scenes that lessen the impact of the genuine emotions elsewhere. But will kids whine about it (other than for their own Yes Day)? Probably not, and parents likely won’t mind either. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKimber MyersMar 10, 2021
Like its juvenile characters, Yes Day sometimes goes too far, with over-the-top scenes that lessen the impact of the genuine emotions elsewhere. But will kids whine about it (other than for their own Yes Day)? Probably not, and parents likely won’t mind either. Read full review
55
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Aparita BhandariMar 10, 2021
Ultimately, Yes Day doesn’t commit to either being a full-out family fun movie or a family drama. Read full review
50
The Associated PressJake CoyleMar 11, 2021
Arteta (The Good Girl, Cedar Rapids) has an underrated ability at crafting comic, humanistic movies out of commercial concepts. But Yes Day slides too often into contrived, loudly scored montages of “fun” that don’t transfer to those of us watching. And while Garner and Ramirez are both very fine actors, neither of them is funny. Read full review
50
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzMar 10, 2021
The promising beginning shows that it could have been something more than dumb. Alas, it’s not. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubCharles BramescoMar 10, 2021
The difficult negotiations of childrearing might have been a fine subtext—something to occupy the attention of parents in the audience—for a comedy so unmistakably family-oriented in tone. But in Yes Day, that element of the story is less of a side dish served for a more mature palate than the whole entrée. Read full review
40
The New York TimesNatalia WinkelmanMar 12, 2021
Though Yes Day does not lack for energy, the jokes are too broad and the mishaps too safe for the movie to emerge as an honest or imaginative journey through family conflict and compromise. Read full review
40
VarietyOwen GleibermanMar 10, 2021
Yes Day strings together a series of just-say-yes set pieces that don’t play out the central premise so much as they turn it into an extended kiddie-action-movie burlesque. Read full review
40
The GuardianBenjamin LeeMar 10, 2021
If you need a charming film headed up by a skilled comic actor about a family going through troubling times then watch Rose Byrne in Instant Family instead because it’s a big no for this one. Read full review
40
EmpireJames DyerMar 10, 2021
An inoffensive if unengaging family romp that somehow manages to make the ultimate day of fun feel like a drag. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeMar 10, 2021
It's parental wish-fulfillment that isn't at all interested in what being a kid actually feels like. Read full review
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