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57 out of 100

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5.3 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 11 Ratings

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  • Starring: Daryl Sabara, Garry Marshall, Jeremy Piven
  • Summary: Like the young Indian braves of long ago, Benjamin Fiedler (Sabara) is about to undergo an initiation rite that will take him from boy to man. But rather than face the perils of the hunt, he must endure something far worse -- a Bar Mitzvah in Brentwood, California. (Miramax Films)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 22
  3. Negative: 2 out of 22
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    75
    A fresh and lovable comedy about a dysfunctional Jewish family planning their son's bar mitzvah.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    60
    Keeping Up With the Steins would have been a much better film if it had waited twice as long before retracting its fangs.
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Phillips
    38
    Squanders a decent comic premise.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 4 out of 9
  1. PeterH.
    10
    Having seen the trailer several times, I thought I had this movie figured out. I was wrong. But not disappointed. It was funny and fun.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. IraA.
    9
    Nice to have a warm family comedy. The plot is thin but the individual performances by Gary Marshall, Daryl Hannah, Larry Miller, Doris Roberts and Jeremy Piven alone make it worth seeing. It's almost satire, almost sitcom and pretty much fun.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. MarcK.
    3
    I am Jewish, and the friend I saw it with was Non-Jewish, and we both thought it was pretty bad. It wasn't offensive...it just wasn';t funny. Garry Marshall must have called in a lot of favors to get actors like Jeremy Piven, Jami Gertz, Daryl Hannah and Richard Benjamin to appear in this movie for his son. And judging by the strong critical acclaim (which is one of the reasons why I went to see this movie in the first place), he obviously must have called in a few favors on the film critics he knows.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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