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33 out of 100

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2.3 out of 10

Generally unfavorable- based on 16 Ratings

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  • Starring: Gene Hackman, Maura Tierney, Ray Romano
  • Summary: You think you've got competition for your girlfriend? Then, welcome to Mooseport, where the local plumber (Romano) find himself in a race for his girlfriend's affections - and in a race foe the mayor's office - with none other than the charismatic former President of the United States (Hackman). (20th Century Fox)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 36
  3. Negative: 16 out of 36
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    80
    Gene Hackman, bristling with wit and energy, is at his amusing best in the robust comedy.
  2. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: William Arnold
    58
    Romano just doesn't have the stuff to bring off a role that requires a Jimmy Stewart or Tom Hanks. He's supposed to be overshadowed by his nemesis, of course, but Hackman chews him up and spits him out so effectively that the movie is glaringly lopsided.
  3. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Ty Burr
    38
    It's a disappointingly limp small-town farce played several shades too broadly by a cast that has done better work elsewhere.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 9 out of 13
  1. RobS
    0
    Let's be honest, there's not a funny bone in Ray Romano's body. Never has since I first saw the guy, but then again Kenny-G has a carreer too.… Expand
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