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Corky Romano
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6.5

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MPAA RATING: PG-13 for drug and sex-related humor, and for language

Starring Chris Kattan, Peter Falk, Peter Berg, Vincent Pastore, Chris Penn, and Vinessa Shaw

Good-natured veterinarian Corky Romano (Kattan) is stunned when he receives a call from his long-lost father "Pops" (Falk), an underworld crime lord who has been indicted by a grand jury and needs his black sheep son to infiltrate the FBI undetected and abscond with the evidence against him. (Touchstone Pictures)

GENRE(S):	Crime
WRITTEN BY:	David Garrett Jason Ward
DIRECTED BY:	Rob Pritts
RELEASE DATE:	DVD: May 14, 2002 Video: May 14, 2002 Theatrical: October 12, 2001
RUNNING TIME:	86 minutes, Color
ORIGIN:	USA

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

Los Angeles Times Miles Beller

Truly makes you laugh. At its best it recalls the animated antics of a Jerry Lewis escapade, the pratfall follies of a Buster Keaton flick and Rowan Atkinson's outsized physicality.

Miami Herald Rene Rodriguez

The movie is a lowbrow showcase for an equally lowbrow comedian, and how much of it you can endure depends entirely on how you feel about Kattan.

USA Today Mike Clark

The movie is so silly I found myself snickering a couple of times, just before slumping down in my seat in mortified embarrassment.

Film Threat Michael Dequina

Predictable and tiresome.

LA Weekly Mark Olsen

What at times feels like a maniacal romp becomes just another sporadically funny, but mostly lame, piece of disposable product.

TV Guide Steve Simels

This broad, coarse farce is otherwise as insubstantial a piece of work as you could possibly imagine; in fact, a light breeze could blow it away.

New York Post Jonathan Foreman

This is a lazy, careless film that feels strangely unfinished.

Chicago Tribune Robert K. Elder

Worth your time and money? Fuhgeddaboutit.

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

The writing, directing and acting are all so sketchy, it's a mystery that Kattan didn't just try out this material the way he should have -- in a three-minute sketch.

Baltimore Sun Michael Sragow

The only way sober adults will keep awake is wondering how the lead mobsters on "The Sopranos" -- who also are amateur film critics -- will rank the movie next year on HBO.

Portland Oregonian Kim Morgan

Corky Romano is merely grating. Until he finds a better director than Rob Pritts, Kattan's best bet is to stick with "SNL" impresario Lorne Michaels.

San Francisco Chronicle Bob Graham

Nobody would claim it adds up to much of a comedy. It's strictly for someone looking for a goof-off.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sean Axmaker

It's bad enough that the lazy script substitutes goofy situations for actual gags, much of which falls flat under Rob Pritts' plodding direction, but Corky Romano finally sours in cynicism and hypocrisy.

Boston Globe Jay Carr

The most dumbed-down mob comedy in years. It's the kind of movie you tie around the ankles of a stiff you're tossing into deep water and never want to see again.

The New York Times Dave Kehr

As Corky, Mr. Kattan never finds an appealing perspective on his character. Sweetness is not this gifted comedian's strong suit, and in its place Mr. Kattan offers a desperate eagerness to please, a far less charming quality.

Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard

Frankly, there wouldn't have been enough shtick here to warrant an SNL skit. And if the material isn't even up to those standards, then who the hell green-lit it as a feature?

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

A dead zone of comedy. The concept is exhausted, the ideas are tired, the physical gags are routine, the story is labored, the actors look like they can barely contain their doubts about the project.

Austin Chronicle Kimberley Jones

The only actors who walk away unscathed are Kattan -- the best thing in a very bad movie -- and former cover girl Shaw.

Variety Joe Leydon

Ranks as the most slapdash comedic star vehicle to hit screens since Harland Williams misfired with the career-stalling "RocketMan."

Washington Post Desson Thomson

It's depressing enough to sit through an unfunny comedy, but it's worse to watch Falk, Penn and Berg having to earn a living like this.

Chicago Reader Lisa Alspector

Corky never becomes sympathetic, and without this fundamental irony the movie doesn't have a leg to stand on.

Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

It might be courting hyperbole to call Corky Romano the single worst movie ever to feature an ''SNL'' cast member (Dan Aykroyd hit some pretty arid valleys), but I'm willing to go out on a critical limb and rank it among the all-time bottom dozen.

New Times (L.A.) Robert Wilonsky

Simply, the worst movie of a wretched year.

The average user rating for this movie is 6.5 (out of 10) based on 38 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

s e gave it a7:
This movie was totally fun. yes, it did not win an oscar but it wasnt meant to... its camp!

Jennifer H. gave it a10:
This is one of the funniest movies to come out of SNL. I think the music perfectly captivates whats happening on screen.

Cameron W gave it a10:
Funniest movie ive ever seen.

Jed D. gave it a 9:
Chris Kattan is a comic genius. This movie is just plain silly. Great if you want to laugh a lot. Soundtrack is good too. See also Night at the Roxbury.

Mike Q. gave it a 5:
This is the epitome of mediocrity.

Dan H. gave it a 10:
LOL. Oh my god this movie is hilarious.

Denise A. gave it a 10:
This movie is the BEST.

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Corky Romano
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