The Cookout
User Score
5.4 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 3 out of 9

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  1. PallF.
    Sep 18, 2004
    10
    Wow! This could be the funniest movie of the year/summer! So many hillarious jokes that make pointed satirical swipes at our rather false sense of culture make this a winner! I only pray for a Cookout 2!
  2. VinceH.
    Sep 9, 2004
    0
    Easily the worst movie so far this year. I have seen close to 120 movies so far this year and so I think more so than other people I can judge what that would be. Before this, it was "White Chicks" & "Catwoman", but this film makes those two look like masterpieces. Laughless jokes, good actors completely embarrasing themselves (Queen Latifah should officially return her Oscar), and the worst script ever written. No that is not an exaggeration. … Expand
  3. Billy
    Jan 17, 2005
    0
    I want my 2 hours back!!! Worst acting, script and jokes imaginable. Almost rascist as well.
  4. LaurenC.
    Jan 23, 2005
    2
    Ha Ha. Sucked reaaaally bad. A terribly mess.

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Metascore
15 out of 100

Overwhelming dislike - based on 14 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 14
  3. Negative: 13 out of 14
  1. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Angel Cohn
    20
    It took a village of screenwriters and story creators - including costar Queen Latifah and first-time director Lance Rivera - to cram just about every imaginable stereotype about African-Americans and white people ever conceived into this short, unappetizing comedy.
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    30
    Good-natured but it's a dud.
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  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Robert Dominguez
    25
    There isn't a genuine laugh or a character who isn't a stereotype in The Cookout, a lifeless comedy featuring a cast of familiar faces who must have needed the paycheck.
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