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17 out of 100

Overwhelming dislike - based on 12 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 12
  3. Negative: 9 out of 12
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  1. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    50
    The Duffs are certainly cute together, but not even their natural chemistry can enliven all the preachy bits about hard work and the meaning of happiness.
  2. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Michael Hardy
    50
    Isn't as witty, stylish, or sophisticated as the similarly themed "The Devil Wears Prada." Material Girls is pitched to the Seventeen crowd, and it succeeds on its own terms. These days, even pre teens live in a material world.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Joe Leydon
    50
    It's less substantial than cotton candy, but Material Girls is as slickly produced as one of the Marchetta TV spots.
  4. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    38
    A superficial tween comedy that mocks celebutantes like the Olsen twins while simultaneously pushing stars Hilary and Haylie Duff as their replacements.
  5. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Luke Y. Thompson
    30
    The Duffs don't even fully commit to their characters here -- they''e seemingly undecided about whether they can get away with being shallow and bratty without ruining their family-friendly images.
  6. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Manohla Dargis
    30
    The real-life sisters Hilary and Haylie Duff star in this incompetent spin on the poor-little-rich-girl story.
  7. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Amelie Gillette
    25
    The most shocking moment comes during the closing credits, when it's revealed that not one, not two, but three screenwriters were responsible for a plot that someone seems to have hastily slapped together after taking a walk around a Sephora outlet while listening to "Beat Of My Heart" on loop.
  8. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Gregory Kirschling
    16
    It's not "Clueless," just clueless.
  9. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Rosenbaum
    10
    Painfully unfunny comedy.
  10. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Frank Scheck
    0
    Even by the low standards of the genre it represents, this female teen comedy represents a new nadir.
  11. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    0
    There is plenty of blame to go around for this laughless mess.
  12. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Russell Smith
    0
    Mainly offers fodder for tweens who fantasize about glamorous Los Angeles lifestyles where everyone is skinny, rich, and on Prozac. It's a film where gays and minorities not only fit into stereotypes, but embrace them.
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4.1 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 34 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 10 out of 11
  1. gagaforever
    8
    This movie is not what i hoped it would be, but very close. After reading bad reviews I was convinced that it bombed but what people did not see was how two once rich girls make the best of a garbage dump of a situation and turn their lives around...Good movie… Full Review »
  2. JordanG.
    0
    No plot. No laughs. Very bad acting. Very annoying sisters to begin with. The movie should have never been released. No one laughed throughout the entire movie and there was a line at the refunds table. Need I say more?… Full Review »
  3. C.
    0
    Bad movie. Bad plot, bad acting, bad characters, bad dialogue... Hell, everything is bad. The only actor who does a better job than the rest is A. Huston.… Full Review »
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