Never Been Thawed
Metascore
41 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 14
  3. Negative: 3 out of 14
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  1. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Sommer Browning
    70
    I'm a sucker for so-called "mockumentaries." They're charming, usually outlandish, and you never have to worry if anyone is getting exploited. NBT is no exception.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    70
    Wickedly funny and subversive.
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Jessica Reaves
    63
    It has moments of Guest-like faux earnestness that instantly mark it as one of the smartest and most insightful comedies of the year. But imitation only takes you so far, and by the film's sagging final 30 minutes, it's evident "NBT" isn't quite up to the master's standards.
  4. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Frank Scheck
    60
    Displays moments of cleverness but not enough to sustain its feature-length running time.
  5. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    60
    Propelled by astute, straight-faced performances, it succeeds in stirring up some maniacal laughs.
  6. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Neva Chonin
    50
    Mocks without achieving the level of good satire.
  7. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marjorie Baumgarten
    50
    The hit-or-miss nature of the gags makes NBT too uneven to recommend, but it's a great calling-card movie for guys who want to become professional comedy writers.
  8. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Chuck Wilson
    50
    Has no stylistic flair and little forward momentum, yet nearly every scene contains an amusing bit of business, much of it off to the side of the main action.
  9. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Noel Murray
    40
    What's most surprising about Never Been Thawed is that it's not completely awful. It's just a little awful.
  10. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Phyllis Fong
    40
    Passably offbeat.
  11. Variety
    Reviewed by: Ronnie Scheib
    40
    Comes off as lame and unfocused as its draggy dramatis personae.
  12. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jami Bernard
    38
    You may not realize just how much it takes to make a great mockumentar like "Waiting for Guffman" until you see Never Been Thawed.
  13. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: J.R. Jones
    30
    Everything wrong with today's hipster comedy seems to coalesce in this toothless satire.
  14. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    0
    This painfully unfunny mockumentary about obsessive collectors of frozen-food entrees takes potshots at anti-abortionists, Christian rockers, aversion therapy for gays and the disabled -- and misses almost every time.

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User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
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  1. JoeyK.
    10
    Awesome movie.
  2. JohnS.
    10
    It's not trying to be Dances With Wolves. It's just trying to be f...ing funny. And it succeeds.
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