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Bringing Down the House
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39 out of 100

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4.3 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 30 Ratings

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  • Starring: Eugene Levy, Queen Latifah, Steve Martin
  • Summary: A divorced, uptight attorney (Martin) is smitten with a brainy, bombshell barrister he's been chatting with on-line. However, when they finally meet, she (Queen Latifah) turns out to be a prison escapee who's proclaiming her innocence and wants his to help clear her name. In the end, the unlikely pair has the chance to put each other's lives on higher ground?if they don't end up bringing down the house. (Touchstone Pictures)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 31
  3. Negative: 10 out of 31
  1. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Kevin Carr
    80
    Hits an edginess that will keep today’s audiences laughing.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Todd McCarthy
    60
    There are certainly good laughs to be had. But the contrived script and bland direction prevent the film from ever developing a comic life of its own, leaving what fun there is seeming like the foundation to a rumpus room that's never finished.
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Mark Caro
    38
    Leans on just as many stereotypes as it tweaks.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 27
  3. Negative: 16 out of 27