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32 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerSeattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerA slick, smart-alecky rat-a-tat crime comedy.
- 75Miami HeraldConnie OgleMiami HeraldConnie OgleTiming is key in a comedy like this, and Sonnenfeld keeps everyone and everything clicking. The pacing is swift and the laughs are steady.
- 70Film ThreatFilm ThreatLight-hearted and enjoyable film that will have you exiting the theater with a smile.
- 67Austin ChronicleRussell SmithAustin ChronicleRussell SmithA gleefully overplotted crime yarn that channels in sanitized form the perverse subtropical-noir sensibilities of Carl Hiassen.
- 60Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWith all its misfires, though, and with a Strangelovian twist that's a dud, Big Trouble remains a reasonably pleasant way to spend an hour and a half and still get change.
- 50New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanThere are some decent jokes along the way. And none of the performances is bad. But they are limited by the script, which allows each character only one comic note.
- 42Portland OregonianKim MorganPortland OregonianKim MorganIt's something we might mildly enjoy on an airplane (well, not anymore) or on a lazy Sunday TV day when nothing else is on, but in theaters, it's a clunker.
- 25New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanA mediocre movie that will be wiped from its stars' résumés with head-spinning speed.
- 25Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittWhat remains discomforting is their sheer failure to be funny.
- 20L.A. WeeklyManohla DargisL.A. WeeklyManohla DargisLazy, infinitely silly cartoon.