9 Dead Gay Guys
Metascore
21 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 10 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 7 out of 10
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  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: Andy Klein
    70
    9 Dead Gay Guys, a dark comedy in the John Waters tradition, takes place in such a cartoonish, good-natured universe it's hard to imagine anyone taking offense.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    50
    Walks a thin line between refreshing irreverence and shameless exploitation of offensive gay stereotypes.
  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Joshua Land
    50
    The film scores points needling the guys' lingering insecurities.
  4. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    38
    Heavily influenced by Guy Ritchie, director Mo gets most of his comic mileage from a Hasidic Jew and an angry dwarf -- which should tell you everything you need to know.
  5. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    30
    Feeble and unfunny.
  6. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Frank Scheck
    20
    Witless, sophomoric and relentlessly frenetic, 9 Dead Gay Guys... is about as funny and understated as its title.
  7. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ernest Hardy
    20
    The execution is actually worse than the premise. Nonstop racial, sexual and cultural stereotypes parade across the screen with little wit or real humor to guide them.
  8. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Dave Kehr
    20
    The film strains mightily to be flashy and hip but finishes more in the realm of the merely distasteful.
  9. New York Post
    Reviewed by: V.A. Musetto
    0
    Offensive and unwatchable.
  10. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    0
    If garbage could think, it would look down on 9 Dead Gay Guys as garbage.

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User Score
7.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. KenC.
    9
    Great Fun. Forget the PC crap. A good 90 minutes of queer entertainment.
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