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Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles

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Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles reviews
37
4.2 User Score:

Generally unfavorable reviews

Based on 23 critic reviews
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Based on 5 votes
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Drama

Written by: Paul Hogan (characters)
Matthew Berry
Eric Abrams

Directed by: Simon Wincer

Release Date:
Theatrical: April 20, 2001
DVD: September 18, 2001

Running Time: 92 minutes, Color

Origin: Australia

Summary

RATING: PG for some language and brief violence

Starring Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, Jere Burns, Jonathan Banks, Aida Turturro, and Paul Rodriguez

The big challenge in Spring 2001 will be not how American TV contestants survive the Australian Outback, but how a simple Aussie survives the City of Angels. Wrestling crocodiles is nothing compared to swimming with sharks in Los Angeles. (Paramount Pictures)

What The Critics Said

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...

75

San Francisco Chronicle Bob Graham

The no-sweat clunkiness of the detective plot becomes kind of charming.

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63

New York Daily News Jack Mathews

He (Hogan) and the other backers of the movie are betting that Dundee has been gone long enough to make him seem fresh, or -- like that old uncle -- at least welcome.

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63

Chicago Tribune John Petrakis

The film is surprisingly easy to sit through, digest and even enjoy. Why? A lot has to do with Hogan's well-documented charisma as a performer.

60

Chicago Reader Lisa Alspector

The running joke about coffee enemas will date this innocuous, crowd-pleasing adventure comedy.

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60

Mr. Showbiz Larry Terenzi

Wincer keeps the insubstantial story moving and the comedy light.

58

Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold

Refreshingly old-fashioned.

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50

Miami Herald Curtis Morgan

Isn't a total crock.

50

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

It may not be brilliant, but who would you rather your kids took as a role model: Crocodile Dundee, David Spade or Tom Green?

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50

Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

The punchlines are as tired as Hogan looks.

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40

Film.com Sean Means

Hogan's rough-and-ready charm remains intact, but it's not enough to salvage this instantly forgettable movie.

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40

Variety David Stratton

Amiable rather than genuinely funny.

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40

New Times (L.A.) M.V. Moorhead

It would be hard to imagine a less exciting movie. Still, inoffensiveness can sometimes lead to success, at least initially, for a family film.

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40

The New York Times A.O. Scott

Nostalgia and comedy are run through a food processor until they become a flavorless paste.

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40

Austin Chronicle Kimberley Jones

There's something good-natured, even sweet about this well-meaning affair.

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40

LA Weekly Paul Malcolm

Despite the lack of zing in Hogan's frequently self-deprecating zingers, director Simon Wincer repeatedly lets scenes dribble on until an awkward silence engulfs everyone onscreen.

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38

USA Today Mike Clark

When movies have degraded to the point that Tyson is acting more than Quentin Tarantino is directing, maybe it is time for an industry shutdown, strike-induced or otherwise.

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30

Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern

A rube's-eye view of Hollywood, but the rube is weary, and those around him seem to be suffering from terminal torpor.

30

Washington Post Michael O'Sullivan

This latest, utterly gratuitous chapter in the saga of the wisecracking reptile hunter will add nothing to the ever-dimming reputation of the Subaru pitchman.

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30

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

Hogan returns with what feels like a feature-length vanity project.

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25

Philadelphia Inquirer Carrie Rickey

I laughed once.

25

New York Post Lou Lumenick

The lackadaisical pace of CD3 is a disappointing surprise.

25

Boston Globe Jay Carr

A sequel whose time has come - and gone.

20

Los Angeles Times Jan Stuart

Where there was a modicum of charm to Mick Dundee's earliest exploits in New York City, the joke has withered as markedly as Hogan's face.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 4.2 (out of 10) based on 5 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Andrew M. gave it a 7:
(7.5) Sure it's not outstanding, but it ain't that bad either. I believe this film has been quite hardly done by, especially by critics upon its release. It may not be as fresh and witty and original as the first (few ever are!) but surely it is a genuine improvement on the tacky second. There may be a deficiency of side-splitting moments, but I found myself chuckling aloud several times while watching this film. It just has this good feel and atmosphere to it throughout, one that permeates to the viewer. If you watch it expecting something equal to or funnier than the original, you won't get it, but if you want a light, fun, feel-good comedy that won't tax your brain, this is a winner!

Pat C. gave it a 3:
Hogan attempts to hang a spackling of his down-underisms in L.A. and call it art. It's innocent, mindless, and close to cute, but is never art. It's just a bare-bones plot with Hogan's mannerisms hung on display in case anyone's still interested.

Damian P. gave it a 6:
The humour is 1980's, but it still has it's moments. Funnier than I thought it would be.

Conrad R. gave it a 3:
Very light comedy, lost much of its charm from the first two...disappointing actors and wandering plot.

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