Larry Crowne
Metascore
41 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 41 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 41
  3. Negative: 9 out of 41
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  1. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    Jul 7, 2011
    25
    Larry Crowne is more than a missed opportunity. It's alarmingly, depressingly out of touch.
  2. New York Observer
    Reviewed by: Rex Reed
    Jul 5, 2011
    25
    Congenial is the word for Larry Crowne, but it's as flat as an ironing board.
  3. Slate
    Reviewed by: Dana Stevens
    Jul 2, 2011
    30
    This script - a collaboration between Hanks and Nia Vardalos, the writer and star of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" - would need multiple punch-up sessions to attain mediocrity. Roberts and Hanks aren't just prevented from playing their A games; they're never even taken off the bench.
  4. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kenneth Turan
    Jun 30, 2011
    30
    Larry Crowne is an inside-out movie, acceptable around the edges but hollow and shockingly unconvincing at its core. When that core is two of the biggest movie stars around - Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts - it's an especially dispiriting situation.
  5. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Phillips
    Jun 30, 2011
    25
    It's the neediest movie of 2011, and one of the phoniest.
  6. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: J.R. Jones
    Jun 30, 2011
    30
    There's some cute stuff involving Hanks and some teenagers who tool around campus on scooters, but an utter lack of chemistry between him and Roberts dooms the movie.
  7. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marc Savlov
    Jun 30, 2011
    20
    A slight, facile, and ultimately yawn worthy romantic comedy, and one of the most obvious if unexpected missteps in Hanks' career.
  8. Variety
    Reviewed by: Justin Chang
    Jun 28, 2011
    20
    Movie stars may be less valued than they used to be, but it's still puzzling to see Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts stuck in a romantic comedy as flat-footed and tone deaf as Larry Crowne.
  9. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Nick Schager
    Jun 28, 2011
    25
    At least Roberts has some star wattage to burn; her megawatt smile is the only thing that ultimately pierces, however faintly, the film's blinding schmaltz.

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User Score
5.7 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 77 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 31
  3. Negative: 6 out of 31
  1. Waterlily
    10
    This was a sweet, uplifting, optimistic movie, well-cast and well-acted. It could perhaps have been a little more dynamic, but it was entertaining, and I could believe that Tom Hanks would get the girl :)… Full Review »
  2. filmfiend
    9
    This movie doesn't have giant robots. There are no dinosaurs. There aren't even any big sharks. If you're looking for these, you're in the wrong theatre. Go back and ask the ticket taker where you should be. There is no spectacle, because this is a movie for adults. There are just ordinary characters struggling to make sense of the curve balls life has thrown them. It's a comedy so no one struggles to mightily, but Tom Hanks looks quite nice in his jeans, thank you, provided by one of his new community college cohorts. But what makes him sexy, really sexy? Not the buns as on the throwaway "post-feminist" character of Carly Spencer in Transformers who does less in her role than women having been doing in movies since movies began. What makes him really sexy? He's a genteman. He can keep a secret. And that, just that quiet thing and the things like it are what make this movie tick. The bots are in Theatre 7 and 8 and 9, but Larry is right at home.… Full Review »
  3. Jnelsonthekain
    9
    This is a fun, and in a way inspiring movie. It doesn't try to make any statements, or to be something bigger than it is. It is charming with friendships and people rallying around each other. It is fun to see how one guy can help a classroom come alive. It is fun to see how diverse people can accept and support someone just by liking and serving them. Something doesn't have to make some deep point to be great fun and charming. Tom is an incredibly likable guy and changes the world by making people feel better by seeing him.… Full Review »
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