Held Up

Mr. Showbiz Michael Atkinson

A pleasant and surprisingly polished fish-out-of-water comedy.

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

A pleasant diversion, and its makers have been smart enough to keep it unpretentious.

Entertainment Weekly Bruce Fretts

In the end, even Foxx is drowned out by the parade of one-note supporting characters.

TV Guide Steve Simels

A hick-town, screwball comedy version of "Dog Day Afternoon," and surprisingly palatable despite its sitcom soul and star.

Chicago Reader Lisa Alspector

Sweetly mediocre.

New York Post Lou Lumenick

This is a cheap-looking lowbrow comedy that likely would have gone straight to home video.

USA Today Andy Seiler

Would not even make a decent five-minute TV sketch. At any length, it smells.

San Francisco Examiner Wesley Morris

It's a movie so foul even the folks at the NAACP Image Awards would have to look the other way.

Boston Globe Loren King

Alazy rip-off of ''Dog Day Afternoon'' that is too limp to even offend.

Chicago Tribune John Petrakis

All the principals in this cinematic mess have had moments of glory on stage and screen, and one can only hope they got paid well for participating in this comedic embarrassment.

Film.com Robert Horton

A lot of it works for two reasons: the situation allows for plenty of business with small-town eccentrics, and Jamie Foxx has been given a loose rein in the central role.

Austin Chronicle Staff [not credited]

The talented people in front of the camera fail to bring anything original, interesting, or even funny to this tedious would-be comedy.

LA Weekly Paul Cullum

It looks like the film is angling for a "Northern Exposure" reunion, except with none of the regional eccentricity.

Variety Robert Koehler

A shoddy vehicle for Jamie Foxx to ride into the summer season on.

The New York Times Dana Stevens

By the end, even the irrepressible Mr. Foxx seems tired and defeated, and we can only hope he perks up in time for his next movie.

Film.com Ted Fry

Mostly dreadful.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Paula Nechak

A real dud, with few laughs, no characterization, little story, a cluster of stereotypes and clichés and just plain nothing for Foxx to do.