47
Metascore
32 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsIt provides the first genuine laughs I've had at the movies in this young year.
- 70Film.comSean MeansFilm.comSean MeansA funny, frenetic and surprising comedy.
- 60L.A. WeeklyF. X. FeeneyL.A. WeeklyF. X. FeeneyWell-tuned wisecracks and clever plot twists.
- 50TimeRichard SchickelTimeRichard SchickelYou're entitled to ask for more than that in a comedy, but these days you're often obliged to settle for a lot less.
- 50The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottUnderwhelming, amusing only in fits and starts.
- 50Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakSeattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakA pedestrian movie with a predictable romance at its heart.
- 50Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonWacky and heartless, bloody and silly -- and it ends in a flourish of grotesque sentimentality.
- 50USA TodayMike ClarkUSA TodayMike ClarkA comedy without much zing but with an occasional zing-er that enables the film to pick up . . . well, if not nine yards, maybe an inch or two on the gridiron.
- 40Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorChicago ReaderLisa AlspectorBruce Willis's marvelous performance as a contract killer only makes everything else about this comedy seem more pathetic.
- 30SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirStupid, empty and -- worst of all -- fantastically boring.