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Meet the Spartans
Metascore
9 out of 100

Overwhelming dislike - based on 11 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 10 out of 11
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  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Clark Collis
    58
    Less classic Mel Brooks than middling "Best Week Ever."
  2. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Mark Feeney
    38
    The best thing in Meet the Spartans is the swift kick in the bombast it delivers to the oh-no-not-us homoeroticism of "300."
  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    25
    The musical number that runs during the closing credits funnier than anything that precedes it, which isn't saying much.
  4. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Frank Scheck
    20
    Writer-directors Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer basically reprise the tired formula from their earlier efforts, which is to throw in as many pop culture references as possible to cover up the lack of any real wit.
  5. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Luke Y. Thompson
    20
    Meet the Spartans is a mild improvement over their "Epic Movie," which is like saying that a debilitating fever is more fun than appendicitis, but what's shocking is how lazy it is, which is a shame for former UK child star/pop singer Sean Maguire, whose Gerard Butler impersonation is spot-on.
  6. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Jeannette Catsoulis
    20
    Overkill is what Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer do best: as the uncontested titans of the parody genre (with fingers in everything from the "Scary Movie" franchise to the more recent "Epic Movie") they continue to prove that ridiculing other movies is much easier than making your own.
  7. Variety
    Reviewed by: Joe Leydon
    10
    Lazy, lame and painfully unfunny, Meet the Spartans is yet another scrambled-genre parody.
  8. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Felix Vasques Jr.
    0
    It's rare that a movie makes me ill these days, and it's rare that I can see a movie and hate the people behind it with such abhorrence, but Meet the Spartans rises to the challenge.
  9. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Kimberley Jones
    0
    Hey, guys, when you repurpose a disco hit to poke fun at gay men, not only do you look like assholes, you look like assholes who rip their jokes off of YouTube.
  10. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Aaron Hillis
    0
    Witless, tasteless, formless spoof.
  11. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Steven Hyden
    0
    Meet The Spartans gamely alternates between unfunny gay jokes and violent pratfalls for a good 80 minutes, finding time for not one, but two musical dance numbers set to "I Will Survive."
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User Score
2.7 out of 10

Generally unfavorable- based on 363 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 167
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 167
  3. Negative: 123 out of 167
  1. Treblotski
    5
    First, I gotta say: 9 points from 100? Seriously? SERIOUSLY? It's not THAT bad. Bad it still is though, but I have to confess I liked some parts of this crazy movie. I guess I'm stupid then, but ... whatever.… Full Review »
  2. eriks
    10
    This is an immense film. i was laughing the whole way through. All the people who don't like it either don't have a sense of humor or are over 30. A must see for people wanting a good laugh.… Full Review »
  3. GerrickC.
    2
    There are some entertaining and even funny elements to this terrible movie, but most of the time you will wonder why you paid someone to see it. At times you will feel insulted by its outright stupidity and at other times you will feel deep regret for giving time to Meet the Spartans. So while there is little quality and even less purpose to watch it, there are a few redeeming qualities, but not many. And there are certainly not enough to warrant a single viewing let alone a purchase.… Full Review »
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