You, Me and Dupree
Universal Pictures | Release Date: July 14, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
46
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 29 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
14
Negative:
6
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
You, Me And Dupree isn't terribly democratic about spreading the laughs around; whenever Wilson disappears from the screen, the comedy evaporates in kind. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Isn't a very funny movie (it preaches nonconformity in the rote style of an overlit sitcom), but Wilson, at least, keeps it afloat. Read full review
67
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
Sporadically enjoyable but instantly forgettable comedy. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
The resolution includes an overlong and underfunny chase scene. Read full review
63
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Owen Wilson single-handedly hauls this amiable, middle-of-the-road comedy out of sheer mediocrity. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneJessica Reaves
The end product feels less funny than formulaic. Read full review
63
PremiereMelissa Farrar
Like Dupree himself, the film wears out its welcome a little, but is still entertaining. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Though it is not nearly as funny as last summer's "Wedding Crashers," directing brothers Joe and Anthony Russo's You, Me and Dupree has plenty of chuckles and another sparkling, post-adolescent surfer-dude performance from Owen Wilson. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
Occasionally clicks into full-speed farce mode, but never for long - or for long enough. Read full review
60
VarietyJustin Chang
A middling third-wheel comedy elevated a couple of notches by the ineffably weird charms of Owen Wilson. Read full review
50
Portland OregonianM. E. Russell
A comedy that's only kind of funny some of the time. Read full review
50
SalonStephanie Zacharek
Everything about You, Me and Dupree, even the toilet humor, is tepid and rigorously inoffensive Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
The comedy is obvious and flat while the drama is stale. They did do one thing right, however: They attracted a stellar cast. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
A mess of conflicting tones and missed opportunities. The only one to emerge unscathed is Kate Hudson, who exhibits qualities she has rarely shown since her breakthrough role in "Almost Famous." Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorPeter Rainer
I don't mean to imply that this film is any good or that it contains an ounce of genuine insight. But as a template for the big-baby genre, it's invaluable. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesCarina Chocano
Doesn't aspire to be much more than a serviceable summer comedy, and the script displays the engineered precision of a theme park ride. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Working with a shapeless script, directors Anthony and Joe Russo (Welcome to Collinwood) can't figure out what they're making. They lunge in several directions, but fail to get around the central problem: most of their actors have little flair for comedy. Read full review
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
Uncompromisingly mediocre comedy. Read full review
50
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
When the film is not focused on Wilson, it's really not focused at all. This is a comedy ever holding itself in check, filled with plot threads and asides that seem as though they should be funny but almost always fall short of the mark. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleBrian Clark
As far as disposable entertainment goes, it gets the job done. Read full review
40
The New York TimesManohla Dargis
A limp attempt to wed a romantic comedy to a buddy comedy, largely because the filmmakers see women as visitors from another planet, which is more or less what they now are in Hollywood. Read full review
40
SlateDana Stevens
Something about Wilson is just so comfortable, so loose, that he can make the most pointless movie seem, by moments, as if it deserves to exist. But even the presence of the Butterscotch Stallion can't sweeten this bland compendium of rom-com clichés. Read full review
40
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
Little more than a showcase for Owen Wilson's amiable shtick, and a showcase in the merchandising sense of the term.
38
USA TodayClaudia Puig
You, Me and Dupree is a good idea badly executed. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
Unofficially, You, Me and Dupree is a companion piece to last summer's "Wedding Crashers," a movie whose lunacy is desperately needed this summer. Read full review
30
Film ThreatPete Vonder Haar
Fails to satisfy. Read full review
30
Village VoiceScott Foundas
The movie goes from being another mildly depressing lump of unrealized comic potential to being an actively unpleasant experience. Read full review
30
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
Artistically, You, Me and Dupree is a mess. Technically, it's an abomination. Spiritually, it's a void. Commercially, it'll probably be a big hit. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
It's just off, odd and joyless. Read full review
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