Waking Up in Reno
Metascore
28 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 10 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 10
  3. Negative: 6 out of 10
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  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    38
    Another one of those road comedies where Southern roots are supposed to make boring people seem colorful. If these characters were from Minneapolis or Denver, no way anyone would make a film about them.
  2. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Mark Caro
    25
    Its jokes aren't funny. Its sloppy direction comes courtesy of Jordan Brady, who made "The Third Wheel," another reportedly failed comedy gathering cobwebs at Miramax.
  3. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Chris Hewitt
    25
    It's never a good sign when a movie's credits include: ''Tony Orlando as himself.'' But the crooner is the highlight of the dreadful Waking Up in Reno.
  4. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: John Patterson
    20
    Director Jordan Brady achieves the remarkable feat of squandering a topnotch foursome of actors -- particularly Theron, a very game and able comedienne -- by shoving them into every clichéd white-trash situation imaginable.
  5. Variety
    Reviewed by: Todd McCarthy
    20
    A hillbilly romantic comedy in which the hillbillies show up but the romance and comedy never do.
  6. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    0
    The one thing that can be said of Waking Up in Reno is that it's rigorously consistent. Every note rings false.

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