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6.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 22 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 20 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 22
  3. Negative: 2 out of 22

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  1. GilbertM.
    Dec 2, 2002
    8
    It's no great classic, but it is one thing: FUNNY. Watch it.
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  2. MichaelF.
    Apr 5, 2002
    8
    Really, really funny. DeNiro is hysterical and so Billy Crystal. A must-see for any fan of mob movies.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. Jeremy
    Sep 29, 2003
    8
    At times, it may come pretty close to settling into a familiar sitcom, but it follows it up with two more hillarious moments. Crystal and De Niro set up chemisty like few others we've seen, let alone in a comedy.
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  4. PatC.
    Dec 19, 2003
    7
    Crystal as a comedian is a natural in the clinical world. Entertaining button-pusher requiring minimal thought. Falls apart towards the end trying to maintain its premise.
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  5. TonyB
    Oct 23, 2005
    2
    What a waste of time this overly praised claptrap is. If there's any genuine humor to be found here, I'm afraid it eluded me. Every now and then DeNiro and Crystal stop playing DeNiro and Crystal. Alas, this is not one of those times.
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  6. ERG1008
    Sep 1, 2010
    7
    Robert De Niro hams it up as a gang boss with a few in jokes here & there. Nice to see him taking the piss out of himself. Billy Crystal plays the straight man &, despite it being a bit weak at the end, a pretty funny film.
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Metascore
61 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 30 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 30
  3. Negative: 4 out of 30
  1. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Rita Kempley
    80
    Ramis...does extract every last yuk from this lively clash of id and superego, this spoofy buddies' odyssey from underworld to Prozac nation.
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  2. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Stephanie Zacharek
    90
    Ramis has made a fleet, unself-conscious, eminently enjoyable picture, where one-liners carom merrily like stray bullets, and where there's casual ease, like the drape of a sharpster's trousers, in the rapport between its two stars.
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  3. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    90
    Watching De Niro take Paul through his first panic attack ("I'm crying like a woman") is an unalloyed joy.
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