I Heart Huckabees
Metascore
55 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 40 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 40
  3. Negative: 4 out of 40
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  1. Dallas Observer
    Reviewed by: Robert Wilonsky
    30
    Russell, a former student of Buddhist monk-philosopher Robert Thurman's, is reaching too far, straining too hard, saying too much that adds up to so little after all the mumbos and jumbos tallied up by film's end.
  2. Slate
    Reviewed by: David Edelstein
    10
    Russell is a manically inventive writer-director--maybe the most fearless talent of his generation. It's not a contradiction to say that I admire him more than ever while pronouncing Huckabees an unmitigated disaster.
  3. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Joe Morgenstern
    10
    Huckabees is godawful, a mirthless, bilious bore in which the vividly focused fury of "Three Kings" has become free-floating anger at the follies of human existence.
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  4. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Desson Thomson
    10
    It's uncompromisingly bad, single-mindedly off-target.

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User Score
7.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 127 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 57 out of 78
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 78
  3. Negative: 14 out of 78
  1. PatC.
    5
    Excellent movie on a cerebral level, and proof that genuine creativity is still possible in Hollywood. Too bad the film is structurally weak. The convolutions of the thought processes presented spill over into the plot presentation - just a little too much to juggle on the fly. And sure, it's a comedy, but the music mocks the content. End result: Less than the sum of its parts.… Full Review »
  2. Compi24
    6
    It's not exactly uplifting, but the Coen Bros. "A Serious Man" does prove to be a lovely testament to the existence of near perfect storytelling and character writing.… Full Review »
  3. AlexS
    8
    This film manages to convey interesting philosophies while still achieving its ultimate goal which is to be hilarious.Jason Schwartzman and Mark Wahlberg share some great scenes as do Lily Tomlin and Dustin Hoffman.It's funny and compelling in equal measure… Full Review »
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