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4.6 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 55 Ratings

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  2. Negative: 25 out of 55

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  1. DaveT.
    Mar 5, 2008
    10
    This is the single greatest stoner movie of all time. Just after it came out i was a major stoner, and me and my mate would watch this movie every weekend. We loved it. god bless you kangaroo jack, i might have kicked the habit, but the memories will last a life time.
    • 2 of 2 users said yes
  2. MichaelaN.
    Mar 7, 2004
    10
    hahha excellent i like the bit with the atomic hot ball with kangeroo jack he is so funny.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  3. Meat
    Aug 25, 2003
    6
    You have to realize what you're getting here... Its a kids movie and thats the deal. Not as bad as all the critics say and my son laughed a lot. Jerry O. was amusing and there were some funny spots. However, you could tear this to pieces if you'd like cuz there's a tons of dumb, wasted space. But, hey, its a kids movie and we'll leave it at that...
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  4. MarcM.
    Jan 10, 2005
    10
    Awsome movie! Funny. Must see it!
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  5. PatrickD.
    Aug 23, 2005
    6
    Good, but not great. Good enought not to be on the worst 200 movies. There are worse movies out there.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  6. 6A
    Aug 8, 2007
    6
    Okay, I know it wasn't as good as lord of the rings but, It's a funny little movie to see with your kids.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  7. MacaulayC.
    Mar 20, 2004
    10
    Ebert called this the quintessential kangaroo CGI film, and I wholeheartedly concur.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  8. KM
    Mar 19, 2009
    9
    I'm not going to say anything about plot, but I liked this movie and it is also one of the first movies that introduced me to the comedic talent of Anthony Anderson.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  9. GaladiM.
    Jul 5, 2003
    0
    Very Bad and worse movie.
    • 0 of 1 users said yes
  10. Layne
    Dec 6, 2003
    3
    This film is pure garbage. Not only is the CGI kangaroo the worst Hollywood creation of the year, but this film is right up there with it. A revolting film well deserving of the low Meta-score it recieved.
    • 0 of 1 users said yes
  11. MelissaW.
    Apr 1, 2003
    10
    HEY i was an extra on this movie and i had a fantastic time so i can only imagine the fun jerry and anthony had making the movie themselves. overall I thought it was a reallly fun adventurous movie aimed at kids... no wonder the adults didnt like it. Try it on your kids maybe?
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  12. JC
    Apr 9, 2003
    0
    Is this movie for real? what utter trash from an equally trashy cast and crew.
    • 0 of 1 users said yes
  13. SummerOfGilbertM.
    Jul 12, 2003
    0
    No, no, no, no, no, no, no. NO. NO, NO, NO. N. O. NO.
    • 0 of 1 users said yes
  14. BonehoC.
    Jun 11, 2004
    1
    I didn't laugh once this whole movie! It's so freaking bad! I have heard the jokes before, and those who haven't won't find them funny. Some of the content should not be in a PG movie. Like Charlie, (or whatever his name was), grabbing the women's breast. Or the extreme use of achohol. I decided to watch this movie to see how bad it was. I guess it was worth it so now I can make fun of it. That's something. I guess I'll give it a one because of that. Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  15. GodD.
    Jun 21, 2004
    10
    Whats so bad about this movie its hilarious!!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  16. ZachL
    Apr 3, 2005
    1
    I give this movie a one because I laughed once... at how pathetic this movie truly was. This movie isn't suited for really young kids, which is the only audience who would have found this movie funny. All of the "10" reviews were fake, right? RIGHT?!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  17. JackM
    Apr 28, 2007
    8
    This is just Weekend at Burnie's with a kangaroo, mate.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  18. ClarkW
    Aug 10, 2008
    8
    I can't understand what is with all these critics. This movie, while a little over the top, is hilarious. It's a classic buddy-buddy action comedy. It's funny and fun and will appeal to both adult and child audiances.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  19. LaurenS
    Feb 10, 2009
    2
    Even for a children's movie, it is an extreme flop. I was a kid when it came out, and i saw it with my parents, they were absolutely disgusted and i was too! We left the theater, and as a teen, i've had enough of the losers saying it's the greatest movie in the world. For me, everyone has an opinion, but please, seriously, don't watch it. It's such a redneck movie.
    • 0 of 1 users said yes
  20. EvanH
    Jun 9, 2009
    0
    I watched this movie when I was about 8 years old and I wasn't remotely amused by this.
    • 0 of 1 users said yes
  21. GregtheGreat
    Feb 28, 2003
    5
    I thought it was okay. I mean it was kinda funny and wasn't really that bad. I would pick it up if I found it for cheap.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  22. E.Rooz
    Jun 11, 2003
    2
    So there I was in 1998 (!!) listening to a ozzy telling a story about a supposedly dead kangaroo hit by a car and a few guys putting a shirt on to make a photo.... This story must have evovled like an urban legend into a film. Can't be very original...
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  23. BradD.
    Jul 14, 2003
    0
    How can such a god-awful piece of crap come from such a renowned producer as Jerry Bruckheimer? He must be very, very ashamed of his work.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  24. 8Ball
    Jul 17, 2003
    8
    Yo, a rapping kangaroo! Dag! I give it an 8 cuz I'm 8 Ball!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  25. Katherine
    Jul 28, 2006
    0
    Terrible. Today all I am seeing is terrible movies. Hollywood is running out of ideas! What happend to those creative, great, original movies. It is also a bad influence on kids.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  26. briann
    Aug 14, 2007
    0
    anthony anderson should be forever banned from movies and take jerry o'connell with him. as a punishment, no film studio should be allowed to use the song 'down under' or make a movie set in australia ever again. also, they should make a DVD sequel solely for the purposes of torturing that horrid rapping kangaroo.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  27. PatC.
    Dec 12, 2003
    5
    Hey, I thought it was cute. Crocodile Dundee meets Roger Rabbit, with a dash of Home Alone - it's a non-animated cartoon. As for all the negative criticism, it's true too. This movie is crap, but unique, clever and unpretentious crap. So give your brain the night off, grab some beer and pizza and indulge in some non-evaluatory cackles. This is common denominator Cable TV filler, so don't expect it to go away. If you must have profundity and social commentary in your movies, consider this one a cautionary examination of Australian male machismo, a provocative commentary on our tolerance for modern mythology. Are we not filled with admiration and envy for rugged blokes who crawl out from down under barstools simply because they come from down under? Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  28. [Anonymous]
    Dec 15, 2003
    0
    What a horribly offensive movie, I'm not sure what's worse, the acting, impossile plot line, or animal cruelty, even though it was only CG. This movie should never have been made, the only thing that should have come from this is a well-done CGI kangaroo, floating around on KaZaA.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  29. matt
    Dec 17, 2007
    0
    The kangaroo talks? Huh. I didn't catch that because I was too busy sleeping through the whole movie.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  30. ShaheemE.
    Dec 13, 2008
    6
    The story is thin and the acting in hammy, but the movie was a lot of fun!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  31. Apr 16, 2011
    10
    This is a SEVERELY underated film. The acting is great, the plot is pretty decent and the jokes are belly-achingly funny. I don't care what the god-damn critics say, WATCH THIS FILM or else you will regret it.
  32. May 29, 2012
    6
    Some jokes work and some don't. Kangaroo Jack has hit or miss humor but the real star is that annoyingly interesting kangaroo. That kangaroo saved the movie with its performance.
Metascore

Overwhelming dislike - based on 25 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 25
  2. Negative: 20 out of 25
  1. 10
    Straight from the fiery, churning bowels of high-concept hell comes Kangaroo Jack, Bruckheimer's idea of kid-friendly fare, and some of the longest 90 minutes ever committed to film.
  2. 25
    The 'roo doesn't talk, except in a dream sequence…I'm dying here.
  3. What better to do with such a quiet, majestic landscape than to liven it up with the noise and vulgarity of lowest-common-denominator American pop culture?