Bowfinger
Metascore
71 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 33 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
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  1. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Carrie Rickey
    100
    Spoofy and sweet... endearingly old-fashioned.
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  2. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Bob Graham
    100
    A venemous Valentine to Hollywood sugarcoated with laughs.
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    100
    Disciplined script -- bitingly funny.
  4. Time
    Reviewed by: Richard Schickel
    100
    Perhaps the funniest movie for grownups so far this year.
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  5. TNT RoughCut
    Reviewed by: M. Meghan McCarthy
    95
    One of the funniest films of the year... enough laugh-out-loud moments.
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  6. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: William Arnold
    91
    One terrific comedy that doesn't let up for an instant... a total hoot.
  7. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Manohla Dargis
    90
    A terrifically clever film; has a soft-boilded heart.
  8. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    90
    Inspired funny business that allows Martin to hilariously torpedo Hollywood's corrupt heart.
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  9. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Elvis Mitchell
    90
    Smoothly directed and acted with glee... showing quick-witted comic spirit.
  10. Newsweek
    Reviewed by: David Ansen
    90
    Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy are both in peak form.
  11. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    88
    One of those comedies where everything works.
  12. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Milton Kent
    88
    As close to a perfect piece of satire as filmmakers have seen in quite some time.
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  13. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Shawn Levy
    83
    Offers a lot of laughs, a heartwarming core.
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User Score
7.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Summersausage
    8
    A marvelous comedy. It was sooo funny just edgy and fun right up to a point it was really good. One of Steve Martins Best movies along with L. A. story.… Full Review »
  2. spacecaptain
    8
    A near-perfect comedy that could only bit a little funnier but still contains some of the funniest moments in comedy films. Great idea, cast, script and execution. Frank Oz has made some really special movies. Bowfinger is one of his best.… Full Review »
  3. JoeS.
    5
    Enjoyable to watch, but it is farce all the way through. And you get the sense that the filmmakers were so dumb they didn't even understand that it was farce they were making. It wasn't a particularly "bad" movie, but it was thin and pathetic, and seemed to take no effort or filmmaking skill to make.… Full Review »
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