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4.5 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 22 Ratings

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  1. CurtisB.
    Apr 30, 2004
    8
    Far, far better than anyone is saying in print. A fable extremely well suited for our times about what drives us all. It gets lost in the middle, but give it a chance.
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  2. G.B.
    May 1, 2004
    0
    This is one of the worst movies I've seen in the last few years. I didn't want to see it in the first place but I figured at least I would get some mindless laughs out of it.....I didn't. The script is so contrived the execution so flawed, the story so utterly stupid, I left feeling cheated fo 1:45 of my life that I'll never get back. During the show I went to about 15 people actually walked out....you know it's bad when that happens. Expand
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  3. [Anonymous]
    May 11, 2005
    7
    OK - Citizen Kane it's not, but this was an enjoyable movie. While I think the movie was short on plot, the performances made up for it. If you like that kind of humor, you'll like the movie. If not, you'll hate it. I liked it.
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  4. JohnB.
    May 2, 2004
    1
    One of my favorite movies.
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  5. KellyR.
    Jun 1, 2004
    0
    DO NOT SEE THIS MOVIE! I left the theatre livid that I had just spent $9.00 and 2 hours of my life watching this horrid piece of crap! The movie is extremely dull and was filmed very poorly for a "comedy". I was very disappointed with the writing on this film that portrayed usually funny actors as incredibly unfunny characters. IT SUCKED! ~Big time~
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  6. CaptainCraig
    Feb 20, 2005
    5
    Not the best film either star has done. But, enertaining in a rediculous kind of way.
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  7. Sarah
    Apr 30, 2004
    0
    This was AWFUL. There is nothing redeeming about this movie. I love Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Chris Walken, Rachel Weisz.... but none of them make it worth seeing this movie. Forget worrying about wasting your money, worry about losing 2 hrs of your life.
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  8. DanK.
    May 3, 2004
    10
    Ben stiller and jack black at the absolute BEST!!! Go enjoy yourselves and watch this movie...i DID!! i'm still alive.
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  9. MichaelJ.
    May 5, 2004
    0
    This was terrible. There's no getting around it, this was a waste. How bad could it be? I mean come on, it has Ben Stiller and Jack Black! The answer to that is terrible. There are no laughs to be found here. The funniest thing was when a man in the theatre laughed really loud about 5 seconds after a joke was well over. And even that guy left. Thinking the big names are a gurantee of quality? Watch this movie and see that you will be very, very wrong. I envy the people that didn't see this movie. Expand
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  10. KyleK..
    Jun 2, 2005
    10
    Wow...that's all I can say really. This is one of those perfect movies. PERFECT 10. By far. OMO!
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  11. Bilbo
    Mar 4, 2006
    9
    How can you give this movie 31 I thought the plot of this movie was quite well planed out. Also both Jack Black did some very nice acting in this movie.
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  12. MatthewR.
    Jun 28, 2006
    8
    The people that rate these movies have nothing better to do! This movie is way better than all those idiotic "gangsta movies."
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  13. MichaelM.
    Oct 22, 2004
    4
    "Envy" is not a good film. It isn't a terrible movie, just nothing worth remembering. Even the strong comic duo of Ben Stiller (Meet the Parents, Zoolander) and Jack Black (School of Rock, High Fidelity) can't save this jumbled mess from tediousness. I'm not going to lie, the film has a few hard laughs, but that's it. The plot really stinks, and a lot of issues don9;t come together at the end. Watch for a hilarious performance by Christopher Walken as well ... a creepy guy. Wait to rent this one on DVD, trust me. It's not worth the nine bucks! Expand
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  14. CurtB.
    Apr 29, 2004
    1
    Run, don't walk, from any theatre showing this film. I caught it for free and still feel ripped off. The most leaden comedy since Pluto Nash. It has no direction, Black is stifled, Stiller is wooden, and Walken had best start becoming a little choosier with his roles lest he go the way of Legosi.
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  15. AdamL.
    May 24, 2004
    9
    I liked this movie just because it is different. I dont think that it was advertised right perhaps. It's not really a Farralley Bros type humor, but kind of has a Meet the Parents feel I though, so if you liked that then go for it. I just liked it mainly because I liked these guys as actors and the story wasn't completely something that's overdone, or predictable maybe.
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  16. Sam
    Dec 20, 2005
    7
    Jack Black and Ben Stiller are capable of being VERY funny, and in Envy they are, but it doesn't really introdouce to the ignorant their true genius.
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  17. Jan 26, 2011
    6
    Jack Balck and Stiller play well of each other in this comedy that deals with just what the title proclaims...Envy. It isn't either actors finest work but it does have a few laughs and more than enough chuckles to make it a comedy that Stiller and Black fans will be able to appreciate. If you already know you don't like either actor avoid it, but if you are a fan than Envy will give you enough of what you are looking for to enjoy the show. Expand
Metascore

Generally unfavorable - based on 30 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 30
  2. Negative: 16 out of 30
  1. 25
    It's remarkably appropriate that Envy is about turds, because that's what the movie is.
  2. 38
    Envy is a shaggy dog-poop story that'll make you wish you could spray something at the screen to make it disappear.
  3. 40
    Even the relatively successful pairing of neckless maestro of anxiety Stiller with the indomitably effervescent Black gets bogged down by Steve Adams' aimless screenplay. Would the Barry Levinson who once made "Diner" please wake up and pull himself together?