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Genre :

Comedy

Release Date :

September 04, 2009 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Mike Judge

Starring :

Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Ben Affleck, Kristen Wiig, J.K. Simmons, Clifton Collins Jr., David Koechner, Dustin Milligan, T.J. Miller

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  3 of 5 [Rate It]

2.5 of 4

“..never boring and almost continually amusing..”
by Rene Rodriguez [Miami Herald]
2 of 4

“..meandering, only fitfully funny..”
by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
“..Fitfully funny with a low joke-to-minute ratio..”
by Manohla Dargis [NY Times]
2.5 of 4

“..diluted by flat characters and a thin story..”
by Joe Williams [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
2.5 of 4

“..considerably better than many 2009 films that have received a more robust backing..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
3 of 4

“..amusing..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Brian Chen [Filmcritic.com]
Review rate : B
Reviewed by Gary Thompson [Philadelphia Daily News]
Review rate : C+
Reviewed by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Steven Rea [Philadelphia Inquirer]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Moira Macdonald [Seattle Times]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Colin Covert [Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Liam Lacey [Globe and Mail]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Duane Dudek [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]

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