Critic Reviews
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Variety
There are a few bursts of sheer, irresistible idiocy -- along the lines of "Wayne's World" or even "Pee-wee's Big Adventure"-- but not enough to sustain the more arid stretches.
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The New York Times
It succeeds as a reasonably smart no-brainer. If you've ever had a yen to relive the third grade, this must be the next best thing.
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Washington Post
A more kid-friendly version of "Dumb and Dumber." And there's even a moral: "Yahoo for education," though the movie doesn't really put any muscle behind it.
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San Francisco Examiner
Tedious, unfunny.
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USA Today
Sandler mugs through a back-to-school daze. [13 February 1995, p.D1]
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Christian Science Monitor
Adam Sandler's creative songs and silly expressions on "Saturday Night Live" may have turned him into a celebrity, but this movie based solely on his antics doesn't work.
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Entertainment Weekly
By the end, you feel like a drill sergeant-you want to wipe that stupid grin off Sandler's face.
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| 20 |
Los Angeles Times
Director Tamra Davis and screenwriters Sandler and Tim Herlihy scatter the bad jokes like fertilizer. Nothing sprouts.
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Empire
Ian Nathan
Okay, a couple of sniggers sneak out, but on the whole the effect is stone cold.
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| 20 |
TV Guide
Staff (Not credited)
The film should have featured more absurd and nonsensical elements. Certainly the plot is ridiculous, and so completely illogical that to see it fall by the wayside in favor of some inspired lunacy would not have been a loss.
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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Christopher Harris
Billy Madison is so singularly stupid that "Dumb and Dumber" looks (almost) like a beacon of braininess and taste in comparison.
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Time
One of the most execrable movies ever made. [6 March 1995, p.100]
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Austin Chronicle
Joey O'Bryan
A sorry excuse for a movie, and director Davis (CB4, Guncrazy) and star Sandler should be very embarrassed.
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