Critic Reviews
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The New York Times
It takes a while to realize that this is actually a sly, very funny comedy, one that stays admirably deadpan every time you think it’s about to veer into gross-out territory.
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| 60 |
Variety
Unlike the vast majority of rude bigscreen comedies these days, "Prison" may actually improve with repeat viewings, since its best aspects are offhand enough to be missed the first time around.
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| 60 |
Village Voice
Luke Y. Thompson
Much funnier and weirder than you think.
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| 50 |
New York Daily News
Odenkirk is an expert at the unexpected laugh. (This must be the first prison movie in which a cafeteria put-down involves the painter Lucian Freud.)
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| 38 |
TV Guide
The sad thing is that Arnett, Shepard and McBride quickly establish a loose, easy camaraderie that's a real pleasure to watch. The shame is that they're working with such unrewarding material.
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| 30 |
The Hollywood Reporter
Let's Go to Prison ultimately feels as long as a stint in the big house.
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| 30 |
Chicago Reader
I'm a fan of director Bob Odenkirk, but my high hopes for this comedy were dashed by screenwriters Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon, and Michael Patrick Jann, all alumi of "Reno 911"!
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| 25 |
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Aaron Burgess
Prison makes its 84-minute running time feel like a five-year sentence with no chance for parole.
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| 25 |
Entertainment Weekly
Gregory Kirshling
Nearly laughless.
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| 12 |
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
It makes "Little Man," "Scary Movie 3" and "Beerfest" look like comic masterpieces.
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| 12 |
Boston Globe
It's a remarkably laugh-free comedy that takes on a dark subject and skitters along its surface.
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| 12 |
New York Post
A comedy that locks up Will Arnett's talent and throws away the key.
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Austin Chronicle
The real crime here is that Let's Go to Prison made a daring escape from direct-to-video stir into the relative freedom of your neighborhood multiplex. Consider this one disarmed and extremely pointless.
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