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The Specials
Metascore
38 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 8 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 3 out of 8
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  1. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    75
    A genially mellow, consistently entertaining spoof.
  2. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
    70
    An easygoing work of unforced humor built on gags that should be stupid, but are ultimately too ridiculous to resist.
  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Steve Simels
    60
    A very funny superhero spoof.
  4. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    50
    Terminally whimsical, it generates a steady current of humor, much of it off-color.
  5. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Michael Atkinson
    40
    Wittily conceived but clumsy as a newborn calf.
  6. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    10
    The Specials is an unfortunate name for a film that's anything but.
  7. Variety
    Reviewed by: Derek Elley
    10
    A vulgar, Z-grade variant on last year's "Mystery Men" for those who didn't get their fill the first time around.
  8. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    0
    Lame spoof.
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