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Critics' Reviews

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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Lisa Schwarzbaum
It's raunchy, outspoken -- and also a smart and agile dissection of art, fame, and the chutzpah of big-budget productions.Read Full Review »
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Salon.com: Stephanie Zacharek
An imperfect work of genius, a satire of Hollywood excess and vanity that dares to tread territory laden with minefields.Read Full Review »
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NewsWeek: David Ansen
Tropic Thunder is the funniest movie of the summer--so funny, in fact, that you start laughing before the film itself has begun.Read Full Review »
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Slate: Dana Stevens
If you go see Tropic Thunder this weekend, don't be late. The four fake ads that open the movie are perhaps the apex of its considerable comic invention.Read Full Review »
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ROLLING STONE: Peter Travers
A knockout of a comedy that keeps you laughing constantly. It's also killer smart, lacing combustible action with explosive gags.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
When it's all over, you'll probably have the fondest memories of Robert Downey Jr.'s work. It's been a good year for him, this one coming after "Iron Man." He's back, big time.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Ann Hornaday
The history of filmmakers skewering Hollywood's darker excesses is a long and rich one, from Billy Wilder through Robert Altman. With Tropic Thunder, a rude, crude, over-the-top satire about rude, crude, over-the-top action movies, Ben Stiller makes an ambitious and surprisingly effective bid to join those vaunted ranks.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Claudia Puig
Downey is absurdly funny.Read Full Review »
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Carrie Rickey
Raunchy, raucous and riotously funny.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Wesley Morris
Despite its contradictions, the film stayed with me after I left the theater. It's frivolous. But it's also powerfully surreal.Read Full Review »
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