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You, Me and Dupree
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46 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 29 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 29
  3. Negative: 6 out of 29
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  1. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Scott Tobias
    75
    You, Me And Dupree isn't terribly democratic about spreading the laughs around; whenever Wilson disappears from the screen, the comedy evaporates in kind.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    67
    Isn't a very funny movie (it preaches nonconformity in the rote style of an overlit sitcom), but Wilson, at least, keeps it afloat.
  3. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: William Arnold
    67
    Sporadically enjoyable but instantly forgettable comedy.
  4. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Jessica Reaves
    63
    The end product feels less funny than formulaic.
  5. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jack Mathews
    63
    Though it is not nearly as funny as last summer's "Wedding Crashers," directing brothers Joe and Anthony Russo's You, Me and Dupree has plenty of chuckles and another sparkling, post-adolescent surfer-dude performance from Owen Wilson.
  6. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Steven Rea
    63
    Occasionally clicks into full-speed farce mode, but never for long - or for long enough.
  7. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    63
    Owen Wilson single-handedly hauls this amiable, middle-of-the-road comedy out of sheer mediocrity.
  8. Premiere
    Reviewed by: Melissa Farrar
    63
    Like Dupree himself, the film wears out its welcome a little, but is still entertaining.
  9. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
    Reviewed by: Liam Lacey
    63
    The resolution includes an overlong and underfunny chase scene.
  10. Variety
    Reviewed by: Justin Chang
    60
    A middling third-wheel comedy elevated a couple of notches by the ineffably weird charms of Owen Wilson.
  11. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    50
    The comedy is obvious and flat while the drama is stale. They did do one thing right, however: They attracted a stellar cast.
  12. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    50
    Uncompromisingly mediocre comedy.
  13. ReelViews
    Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    50
    A mess of conflicting tones and missed opportunities. The only one to emerge unscathed is Kate Hudson, who exhibits qualities she has rarely shown since her breakthrough role in "Almost Famous."
  14. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: Peter Rainer
    50
    I don't mean to imply that this film is any good or that it contains an ounce of genuine insight. But as a template for the big-baby genre, it's invaluable.
  15. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: M. E. Russell
    50
    A comedy that's only kind of funny some of the time.
  16. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Chris Kaltenbach
    50
    When the film is not focused on Wilson, it's really not focused at all. This is a comedy ever holding itself in check, filled with plot threads and asides that seem as though they should be funny but almost always fall short of the mark.
  17. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Stephanie Zacharek
    50
    Everything about You, Me and Dupree, even the toilet humor, is tepid and rigorously inoffensive
  18. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Carina Chocano
    50
    Doesn't aspire to be much more than a serviceable summer comedy, and the script displays the engineered precision of a theme park ride.
  19. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Rosenbaum
    50
    Working with a shapeless script, directors Anthony and Joe Russo (Welcome to Collinwood) can't figure out what they're making. They lunge in several directions, but fail to get around the central problem: most of their actors have little flair for comedy.
  20. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Brian Clark
    40
    As far as disposable entertainment goes, it gets the job done.
  21. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Manohla Dargis
    40
    A limp attempt to wed a romantic comedy to a buddy comedy, largely because the filmmakers see women as visitors from another planet, which is more or less what they now are in Hollywood.
  22. Slate
    Reviewed by: Dana Stevens
    40
    Something about Wilson is just so comfortable, so loose, that he can make the most pointless movie seem, by moments, as if it deserves to exist. But even the presence of the Butterscotch Stallion can't sweeten this bland compendium of rom-com clichés.
  23. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Joe Morgenstern
    40
    Little more than a showcase for Owen Wilson's amiable shtick, and a showcase in the merchandising sense of the term.
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  24. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Claudia Puig
    38
    You, Me and Dupree is a good idea badly executed.
  25. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    38
    Unofficially, You, Me and Dupree is a companion piece to last summer's "Wedding Crashers," a movie whose lunacy is desperately needed this summer.
  26. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Pete Vonder Haar
    30
    Fails to satisfy.
  27. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Scott Foundas
    30
    The movie goes from being another mildly depressing lump of unrealized comic potential to being an actively unpleasant experience.
  28. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Ann Hornaday
    30
    Artistically, You, Me and Dupree is a mess. Technically, it's an abomination. Spiritually, it's a void. Commercially, it'll probably be a big hit.
  29. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    25
    It's just off, odd and joyless.
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User Score
5.5 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 46 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 25
  3. Negative: 8 out of 25
  1. jp992751
    6
    A plot that is so overplayed and a movie that really shouldn't have been very good made better by the likable Owen Wilson. You, Me and Dupree shouldn't have been a good movie, the plot is over-used, and the situations were so extreme it was almost not even believable, but Owen Wilson brings a charisma to the screen that allows you to enjoy the movie even when in the back of your mind you are wondering why you are watching something so worn out.… Full Review »
  2. Enan
    7
    Me, You and Dupree had too much potential. The genuinity of the film's concept actually prompted its own downfall. The trailer snagged me early spring; having everything to do with Hudson and Wilson. The idea proved especially poignant after a near two week stint, of my own, in a friends spare room. The circumstances of both Dupree and my own living circumstances were sickly similar. Movies just sometimes come out around the perfect time in your own life. First time writer Mike LeSieur must have dealt with a similar nomadic friend to prompt such a likable device for a film. A more likely scenario might be that LeSieur was a nomad himself. Writers, though keen to point out truths, are restricted by their own experience. LeSieur saw something grand in what it means to float, but in the end, relied on Owen Wilsons tried and true interpretation skills to bring any substance to Dupree. Wilson fleshed out somewhat of a character in a script laden with skeletal characterization. The ideas were solid, but storytelling is more than initial concept. Owen Wilson was a producer on the film. Turning out to be more of a business man than I, or even Wes Anderson might have imagined, Wilson has manifested his own path to success. His best films are the Anderson compilations, and outside of those I can only truly commend him for Minus Man, Zoolander, and Meet the Parents. I cant help but appreciate Wilson, but I am getting distracted by his motives of late. There is the off chance he is diabolically exploiting his own pigeonhole to get the power to present himself with more diverse roles. Yet, by producing the film, it seems Wilson defies any altruist hypothetical. Me, You and Dupree had moments. The soundtrack was great(Blind Melon/Coldplay), the career day pep talk by Wilson was a gem, and Seth Rogen turned in another scene stealing performance. Having been so enraptured by the characters of Wilson(Bottle Rocket, Royal Tenenbaums, Life Aquatic), Dillon(Drugstore Cowboy, Wild Things, Crash), Douglas(Game, Falling Down, Traffic) and even Hudson(Almost Famous) in the past, I couldnt buy into their hollow nature here. I was grateful when the film had ended, but cursed knowing Id have wanted another hour were it done right. Interestingly, the director had worked on a handful of episodes of Arrested Development. For the very reason that show worked, this film does not. The off the wall antics of Arrested Development could not sustain a theater going audience. With such derivative scripting, Me You and Dupree couldnt get us to care enough. Feeling detached in a 22 minute sitcom is appropriate, but when devoting over 100 minutes certain expectations must be met.… Full Review »
  3. IsaacB.
    0
    I really wanted to laugh, and I had hopes at the start of the movie since "Wedding Crashers" was so good... but this is the worst movie that Owen Wilson has even made, and Owen Wilson is a great comedian. I never laughed, and that's odd considering I like pretty much every American comedy ever made, including those of Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, Adam Sandler and his bunch, Will Ferrell and his bunch, and Ben Stiller and the Frat Pack, which includes Owen Wilson.… Full Review »
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