The Longest Yard
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Metascore
48 out of 100

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6.1 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 80 Ratings

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  • Starring: Adam Sandler, Burt Reynolds, Chris Rock
  • Summary: The Longest Yard is the story of pro quarterback Paul Crewe (Sandler) and former college champion and coach Nate Scarboro (Reynolds) who are doing time in the same prison. Asked to put together a team of inmates to take on the guards, Crewe enlists the help of Scarboro to coach the inmates to victory in a football game "fixed" to turn out quite another way. (Paramount Pictures)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 35
  3. Negative: 6 out of 35
  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: Joe Leydon
    80
    Sandler impressively assumes the Reynolds role here, with strong support by Reynolds himself and a slightly restrained but frequently hilarious Chris Rock.
  2. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Michael O'Sullivan
    60
    The pleasure is entirely like eating cake made from cake mix. It's not like you don't know how it's going to turn out, or how it tasted the last time you ate it.
  3. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Joe Morgenstern
    60
    That's what is missing from The Longest Yard most egregiously. Charm has been kept on the bench.
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  4. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    38
    "The Waterboy" was funny because Sandler doesn't look like a football player. When he swaggers around The Longest Yard starting fights and taking beatings without flinching, he only reminds us how little Steve McQueen and how much Woody Allen there is in him.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 51
  3. Negative: 15 out of 51
  1. JasonQ.
    10
    If you are a foot ball fan you will love this movie it is funny, intersting, and weird but over all it is the BEST movie EVER!!!
  2. GavGav96
    8
    Adam Sandler and Chris Rock use their own expertise in comedy to inject a fair few laughs into this amusing (and, at one point, sad) flick. It will appeal to footballers and comedy-lovers alike.… Expand
  3. TBDOPEY22
    7
    It was a ok movie. I'm not to fond of the remakes, some movies just need to be left alone. This remake wasn't to bad, it keep almost to the original storyline,which make it worth watching. It had a also an all-star cast of actors. It's worth seeing,but not paying top dollar for.… Expand
  4. GaborA.
    4
    Hey, I'm a movie critic. Anything a couple of decades old thats still metioned today is automatic five star cinema in my book. Stop kidding yourselves. The original was an average movie. This was an average movie.… Expand

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