Metascore
27 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 28 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 28
  2. Negative: 19 out of 28
  1. Reviewed by: Claudia Puig
    Apr 18, 2011
    38
    Everything about this fish-out-of-water romp is tired.
  2. Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    Apr 18, 2011
    38
    What possible reason was there for anyone to make Did You Hear About the Morgans? Or should I say "remake," because this movie has been made and over and over again, and oh, so much better.
  3. Reviewed by: Carrie Rickey
    Apr 18, 2011
    38
    Here is a movie with everything going for it and nothing working.
  4. Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    Apr 18, 2011
    38
    Did You Hear about the Morgans? Yes and, to be perfectly frank, I wish I had been spared the experience.
  5. Reviewed by: Mike Scott
    Apr 18, 2011
    38
    Grant and Parker's talents are wasted on a boring, made-for-TV story punctuated by a contrived, throwaway third act.
  6. Reviewed by: Joe Williams
    Apr 18, 2011
    38
    Given the creator and the cast, "Morgans" is as drearily predictable as a plague of locusts.
  7. Reviewed by: M. E. Russell
    Apr 18, 2011
    33
    The movie's a fish-out-of-water romantic-comedy thriller that forgets to be romantic, comedic or thrilling.
  8. Reviewed by: Richard Corliss
    Apr 18, 2011
    30
    The movie is like a car wreck in which no one is injured but the onlookers.
  9. Reviewed by: Betsy Sharkey
    Apr 18, 2011
    30
    Grant has never been less charming and Parker never less fashionable or more grating than they are as Paul and Meryl Morgan.
  10. Reviewed by: J.R. Jones
    Apr 18, 2011
    30
    Soporific comedy.
  11. Reviewed by: Michael O'Sullivan
    Apr 18, 2011
    25
    Did you hear about the Morgans? Trust me, you don't want to.
  12. Reviewed by: Liam Lacey
    Apr 18, 2011
    25
    If you are expecting a pleasant evening of escapism, you will be cruelly fooled. The editor responsible for the trailer is clearly a genius.
  13. Reviewed by: Scott Tobias
    Apr 18, 2011
    25
    When the material gets really bad, as it does in the dismal Did You Hear About The Morgans?, Grant's pinched facial expressions become an inadvertent commentary on the movie he's making, as if he plainly realizes that his one-liners are tanking.
  14. Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    Apr 18, 2011
    25
    Sometimes it's unpleasant, sometimes it's insincere, and for long stretches it's boring.
  15. Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    Apr 18, 2011
    25
    Grant and Parker stand around as if they're waiting for someone to yell, "Cut.'' He's in one movie. She's in another. Neither is any good.
  16. Reviewed by: Marjorie Baumgarten
    Apr 18, 2011
    20
    A forgettable and lackluster fish-out-of-water rom-com.
  17. Reviewed by: Joe Neumaier
    Apr 18, 2011
    10
    The loping pace, inconsistent tone and lack of imagination are all deadly.
  18. Reviewed by: Michael Phillips
    Apr 18, 2011
    0
    It's not just the sound of crickets you hear watching this movie. It's the sound of dead crickets.
  19. Apr 18, 2011
    0
    "Morgans" does bear the distinction of boasting the sourest cast ever assembled outside of a Lars Von Trier production.
User Score

Mixed or average reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 3
  2. Negative: 2 out of 3
  1. This film received horrible reviews when it came out; both critics and viewers ripped it apart. It's not the best movie I've ever seen. In fact, it's as average as average gets. However, I enjoy this movie a lot. I've seen it multiple times and I never wished I were watching something else. I was entertained. Full Review »
  2. Poorly written, poorly acted, poorly directed piece of contrived, predictable and cliched **** How to these films get funding? I also never cease to wonder how so many Hollywood films have such poor plot and script development. It is the scourge of the film making industry. Take my advice, stop putting all your money into special effects and spend a little on plot and script development. Whilst this film doesn't have any special effects it's clearly a victim of the habit. This dog of a movie is not helped when the leads are out acted by the support cast (Sam Elliot, Mary Steenburgen, Elisabeth Moss) who made reasonable fists of their crappy lines. Don't even waste time renting it, wait until it comes on TV, and then don't bother. Full Review »
  3. 1
    Nearly unwatchable. Everything about this is contrived, generic, and unfunny. I'm a fan of both actors, but neither is given anything to work with here. I rarely stop watching a movie before it ends, and this certainly tested my limits. An all-around disaster. Full Review »