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The Amateurs
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45 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 3 out of 6
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  1. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    75
    You'll notice that the actors are way overqualified for this nonsense. But the kick they get out of one another is what pulls you in. Traeger's script does more than strain credulity, it administers multiple fractures.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Sheri Linden
    50
    The film clicks briefly when capturing the silliness of XXX concerns, especially in script-development scenes. But whatever hilarity might have prevailed on the set doesn't translate to the screen. Intrusive music and last-act contrivances do nothing to lift the flat tone or allow the film to earn its intended emotional payoff.
  3. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
    50
    The Amateurs is nothing if not easy to watch. Yet, as a writer, Traeger is consternatingly adolescent and glib.
  4. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Marc Mohan
    33
    All this star power goes for naught in Traeger's film, which tries to blend bucolic sweetness with juvenile let's-make-a-porno jokes.
  5. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Dennis Lim
    30
    There are no laughs to be found in writer-director Michael Traeger's would-be comedy The Amateurs, but there is one big mystery: how actors of this caliber could have been convinced to take part.
  6. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: William Arnold
    25
    A sleazy, uninspired, pathetically unfunny sex farce.
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7.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. JayH.
    7
    Likable comedy, with the cast doing a terrific job. Well written and very entertaining. The story makes a good point and doesn't end up predictable. AKA: The Moguls. 6.5/10.… Full Review »
  2. NormO.
    10
    Hilarious! A real good time! Run don't walk to this terific film. A feel good movie which should not be missed.
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