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Grandma's Boy
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33 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 15 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 15
  3. Negative: 7 out of 15
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  1. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Robert Abele
    70
    Sandler crony Allen Covert, the star, producer and co-writer of this stunted-adolescence classic, hilariously explores a previously untapped nexus of stoner humor, joystick geekdom, elderly women and a martial arts-taught chimp.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Moore
    60
    It's as aimless and pointless as a joke told while stoned. There are some pretty decent shock-laughs, often provided by Jones, who hasn't ever been this nasty.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Dana Stevens
    50
    It cheerfully invites the audience to descend to their level, where no joke is too silly or raunchy, and a plot is just a way of passing time between game levels and bong hits.
  4. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Frank Scheck
    40
    The film doesn't have much in the way of genuine laughs despite a plethora of attempted gags, but it does have a geniality that makes it hard to entirely dislike.
  5. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Michael Ferraro
    40
    A touch above the usual adolescent male friendly films of Happy Madison's previous on-screen massacres (see "Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo" for example") but it isn't quite as smart or funny as other recent comedies like "40 Year-Old Virgin" or "Wedding Crashers."
  6. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marc Savlov
    40
    Stupid, yes, but fun nonetheless.
  7. Variety
    Reviewed by: Ronnie Scheib
    40
    Even Sandler diehards may pass on this mostly derivative paean to compulsive computer geekdom and male sexual dysfunction.
  8. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Joshua Katzman
    40
    The sex, fart, and pot jokes come so fast and furious that a white flag seems the most appropriate response.
  9. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
    Reviewed by: Liam Lacey
    38
    An Adam Sandler movie without Adam Sandler, it turns out, is not necessarily an improvement.
  10. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Nathan Rabin
    33
    Grandma's Boy aspires to nothing more than the frathouse goofiness and juvenile high spirits of early Sandler vehicles, but it possesses the energy of a funeral dirge played at half-speed.
  11. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jami Bernard
    25
    There's no drug potent enough to make Grandma's Boy worth 87 minutes of your life.
  12. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    25
    A pathetic stoner comedy.
  13. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    25
    Lacking so much as a shred of wit and crammed with more product placements than jokes, this unendurable stoner comedy clearly disproves the movie-formula wisdom that two guys, one Xbox and a 2-foot-long bong add up to something funny.
  14. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Gregory Kirschling
    25
    Does a very thorough job of reducing every recognizable member of the cast to probable career lows.
  15. ReelViews
    Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    12
    This is one of those movies where you stay rooted in your seat just to see how bad it can really get.
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7.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 96 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 48
  3. Negative: 10 out of 48
  1. ReneH.
    10
    it was awsome and i dont know why more people dont know about it.
  2. AlexG.
    10
    This movie was great (And i was sober!) But you have to like Adam Sandler's movie.
  3. s
    9
    For any adam sandler/office space fan.
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