If the movie had spent more time walking that tightrope between the acceptable and the offensive, between what we have in common and what divides us, it would have been more daring.Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
A palatable film. It offers a few solid laughs and will provoke some smiles.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Wesley Morris
The movie will please those looking for easy physical comedy.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Ann Hornaday
Might provide a much-needed fix for Mac's most ardent fans, but they'll have to wait for a star vehicle that fully exploits the range of his comic gifts.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Michael O'Sullivan
If Guess Who were either a whole lot funnier, or a whole lot less funny, it would be a far better film.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman
Guess Who, with its PG-13 putdowns, turns into the kind of love story that Hollywood feels most comfortable with: a buddy movie, salt-and-pepper variety. All that's missing is the cop car.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Dana Stevens
So mild and thin that it doesn't inspire much of a reaction at all. With one exception - a dinner table scene that is by far the most memorable in the movie - the racial humor is studiously unprovocative.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kevin Crust
Director Kevin Rodney Sullivan milks the film's one joke for all it's worth - which isn't much - before settling into the rote rhythms of a buddy picture.Read Full Review »