Bowfinger
Universal Pictures | Release Date: August 13, 1999 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 33 Critic Reviews
Positive:
25
Mixed:
8
Negative:
0
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60
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Enjoyable but thin. Read full review
60
Washington PostRita Kempley
Lacks emotional depth and intellectual sincerity. Read full review
50
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
Never hits a note of high hilarity. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Bowfinger is mediocre . . . can be irksome, tedious, and hard to sit through. Read full review
50
Dallas ObserverHinson
With the exception of Murphy . . . the rest of the cast Oz has assembled acquit themselves only adequately or worse. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Feels soft without being especially affectionate, and only sporadically funny. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleSarah Hepola
Just enough laughs to keep you from feeling blatantly shortchanged. Read full review
40
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
Mechanical plot that seems dull even before it laboriously clanks and screeches into motion. Read full review
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