This movie has a lot of good music in it, some on the soundtrack, some on the screen. Jackson and Bernie Mac have enormous fun doing intricate dance moves together.Read Full Review »
75
ReelViews: James Berardinelli
There's nothing quite like watching Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac performing at a hoedown and getting into it with the audience.Read Full Review »
70
Village Voice: Chuck Wilson
Mac and Jackson carry the show--particularly Mac, who's at his crackly, cranky best here. As swan songs go, Soul Men is pretty sweet.Read Full Review »
63
USA Today: Claudia Puig
The material doesn't consistently do justice to their talents, but the movie is worth seeing for their chemistry and for the Motown-infused soundtrack.Read Full Review »
63
ROLLING STONE: Peter Travers
Soul Men is a chance to salute these masters of mirth and music. Take it.Read Full Review »
63
Philadelphia Inquirer: David Hiltbrand
Jackson gets by mostly on bluster, but that doesn't matter because he serves mostly as a foil to Mac's popeyed shake-and-bake antics.Read Full Review »
60
The New York Times: A.O. Scott
A raucous, rambling comedy, offering some laughs, some groans and a feast for fans of the musical idioms it mocks and celebrates.Read Full Review »
50
Boston Globe: Wesley Morris
There are two reasons to put up with Soul Men, and that's the soul men themselves. Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac appear to be having a good time, and for most of this raunchy, poorly orchestrated buddy comedy, that's enough.Read Full Review »
50
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman
Soul Men could have done with less amped-up abrasiveness and more soft-shoe charm.Read Full Review »
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