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The Dukes
Metascore
46 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 10
  3. Negative: 2 out of 10
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  1. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    75
    From the Emeralds doing "Acapella" to Davi himself taking the lead on "So Much in Love," The Dukes is damn near impossible to resist.
  2. ReelViews
    Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    75
    After starting with a lackluster introduction and a by-the-numbers heist sequence, the film concludes with an upbeat and appealing final act that recalls "Big Night."
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Joe Leydon
    70
    With Davi and Chazz Palminteri fronting a first-rate ensemble cast, and a tasty soundtrack of golden oldies, this unpretentious indie dramedy has much to recommend.
  4. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Nathan Rabin
    58
    The Dukes could use more music and less sap, but it's refreshing to see a film about the problems of working-class men on the far side of middle age, struggling just to get by.
  5. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Frank Scheck
    50
    This mildly engaging comedy drama has enough quirky charms to compensate for its rough spots.
  6. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    50
    The bickering and mishaps make for a semi-enjoyable if low-impact film that may appeal to the kind of nostalgics who buy Time-Life collections of '60s songmeisters.
  7. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Joe Neumaier
    40
    About the kinds of showbiz hangers-on seen in the background of a Scorsese movie, and it feels like those guys decided they were the real stars.
  8. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Abele
    40
    Davi's heartfelt performance makes for a winning solo, but the movie too often lacks harmony.
  9. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Nick Pinkerton
    30
    How, though, to resent a work of such deliberate inconsequence?
  10. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    20
    Plods along in its sloppy, joshing way, it tastes like pasta sauce that has sat on the shelf long after the expiration date on the can.
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