43
Metascore
25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe comedy is often crass and crude, but it makes telling points about how much of "race" is more about the words and gestures we use than the actual colors of our skins.
- 63USA TodayMike ClarkUSA TodayMike ClarkThink of a B-grade "Bulworth" with lesser talents than A-listers Warren Beatty and Halle Berry.
- 63Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertFlashes of inspiration illuminate stretches of routine sitcom material; it's the kind of movie where the audience laughs loudly and then falls silent for the next five minutes.
- 50Village VoiceMark HolcombVillage VoiceMark HolcombMost Wanted isn't aiming for social commentary, but it isn't too difficult to enjoy its good-natured humor.
- 50New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardAn unerring sign of the awfulness of Malibu's Most Wanted is a series of the least funny outtakes ever appended to a movie's closing credits.
- 50VarietyRobert KoehlerVarietyRobert KoehlerUltimately implodes, letting down the 'hood, hip-hoppers and Jamie Kennedy fans looking forward to his first major starring role.
- 50Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasAfter an hour, or two-thirds of the film, they run out of gas. This is the kind of material that's easier to set up than it is to bring together in a satisfying fashion.
- 50Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaThink Jerry Lewis doing Eminem, or maybe it's Eminem doing Jerry Lewis (or maybe it's Pauly Shore doing Vanilla Ice), and you've got B-Rad.
- 50Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerSeattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerToo bad the film, which Kennedy spun from a stand-up skit, remains as blissfully unaware of its possibilities as B-Rad is of his absurdity.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleC.W. NeviusSan Francisco ChronicleC.W. NeviusA small triumph for lowered expectations.