Superbad
Metascore
76 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 36 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 36
  3. Negative: 0 out of 36
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  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    100
    For pure laughs, for the experience of just sitting in a chair and breaking up every minute or so, Superbad is 2007's most successful comedy.
  2. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    88
    It helps that the fun doesn't stop. It helps even more that the pitch-perfect script doesn’t step out of character for a joke.
  3. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    88
    The movie is astonishingly foul-mouthed, but in a fluent, confident way where the point isn't the dirty words, but the flow and rhythm, and the deep, sad yearning they represent.
  4. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: Sean Axmaker
    83
    You don't have to be a teenager to appreciate the raunchy humor and the uninhibited overkill of Seth's porn-obsessed chatter, though it probably helps to be a guy.
  5. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: David Edelstein
    100
    Might be the most provocative teen sex comedy ever made; it is certainly one of the most convulsively funny.
  6. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Scott Foundas
    90
    Superbad is duly ribald and often achingly funny, brewed from the now-familiar Apatow house blend of go-for-broke slapstick and instantly quotable, potty-mouthed dialogue.
  7. Newsweek
    Reviewed by: David Ansen
    90
    As a "Revenge of the Nerds" redux, Superbad isn't perfect. But it's super close.
  8. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Joanne Kaufman
    90
    What's most memorable, most striking about Superbad is the canny evocation of male friendship in all its richness and complexity.
  9. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: David Denby
    90
    An uproarious and touching picture.
  10. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Nathan Rabin
    83
    A funny, boozy, ramshackle party.

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7.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 330 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 138 out of 182
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 182
  3. Negative: 35 out of 182
  1. NapW.
    9
    The funniest film I've seen in years. I can't remember the last time I laughed so much.
  2. Trev29
    3
    It starts off funny, but it is just boring. This is an over-hyped comedy that does nothing but have stupid grotesque jokes. The acting sucked, and practically put me to sleep.… Full Review »
  3. EricK.
    9
    I don't see why people think this is a bad movie. its a awesome kickass movie. although the ending sucked, the movie as a whole rocked and made me and my friends laugh and i think that's what counts.… Full Review »
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