Dirty Grandpa
Lionsgate | Release Date: January 22, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
21
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
7
Negative:
18
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70
Village VoiceMichael NordineJun 28, 2017
Call it a dissenting opinion if you must, but Dirty Grandpa has sporadic moments of hilarity. Read full review
67
The Film StageJohn FinkJun 28, 2017
In the cinematic wasteland of January, Dirty Grandpa is a minor bright spot: perverse and subversive, if not somewhat predictable Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Kate TaylorJan 21, 2016
It’s the direction, not the script, that really kills the picture, as Mazer limps along from the chugging contest to the half-naked conga line to the car chase without ever raising the laughs he needs from the comic set pieces or the tension he needs from the dramatic developments. Read full review
42
ConsequenceBlake GobleJan 22, 2016
If for one second you forget the diverging script, the weak direction, and Efron’s limitations, there’s something to be amused by with De Niro’s flagrantly foul-mouthed, horned-up grandfather figure. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerJan 22, 2016
There’s a certain perverse brilliance, however accidental, to a movie that creates a longing for a foulmouthed Aubrey Plaza/Robert De Niro romcom. Read full review
40
EmpireOlly RichardsJun 28, 2017
Even if the film takes a moment to sheepishly acknowledge its more offensive gags, it’s still asking for laughs from them. Read full review
40
The GuardianPeter BradshawJun 28, 2017
Some laughs – and some unintentional eeeuuuwwws. Read full review
40
Time Out LondonTrevor JohnstonJan 25, 2016
There are laughs, but they’re tinged with the sadness of watching a beloved elderly relative making a bloody old fool of himself. Read full review
40
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldJan 23, 2016
The screenplay, by John M. Phillips, is the written equivalent of a toddler discovering curse words. Yet some riffs draw chuckles. Read full review
33
Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattJan 22, 2016
Dirty Grandpa feels like spending 100-plus minutes with a scatalogical toddler, proudly showing you what he made in his diaper. Don’t look if you don’t have to. Read full review
30
We Got This CoveredIsaac Feldberg Jun 28, 2017
It lives up - or rather down - to its title, sending its stars on a hedonistic road trip with a pink Mini Cooper's worth of sexist, racist, homophobic and ugly jokes for company. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshJan 22, 2016
Bright spots are found in the supporting cast.... They just are not enough to pull "Dirty Grandpa" out of its ill-conceived and poorly executed gutter. Read full review
30
TheWrapInkoo KangJan 22, 2016
If nothing else, Dirty Grandpa is consistent: it maintains a tone of aggressive charmlessness from start to finish. Read full review
30
Screen DailyWendy IdeJan 21, 2016
The shock value of the dialogue – and it is staggeringly rude at times – is neutered by a rambling lack of narrative drive and, ultimately, a sentimental justification that feels disingenuous. Read full review
25
The VergeJamieson CoxJan 29, 2016
The scenes in which Efron performs a nearly-naked version of the Macarena and sings Céline Dion’s "Because You Loved Me" at a karaoke bar are the rays of light that creep into Dirty Grandpa’s subterranean torture chamber. Read full review
25
Movie NationRoger MooreJan 27, 2016
It’s exactly what the title portrays it to be — “Grandpa” Robert DeNiro, as potty-mouthed, oversexed and politically incorrect as he’s ever been. Read full review
25
Philadelphia InquirerMolly EichelJan 22, 2016
Characters are introduced as archetypes to serve as jokes and little more. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineClayton DillardJan 22, 2016
As in Judd Apatow's films, crassness is boasted as shamelessness, and calculated sentimentality is dressed up as empathy. Read full review
25
The PlaylistKevin JagernauthJan 21, 2016
Tedious and painfully miscalculated, Dirty Grandpa is never as filthy or funny as it thinks it is. Read full review
20
CineVueMartyn ConterioJun 28, 2017
Dirty Grandpa wants to be as filthy as a Tijuana peep show featuring a beleaguered performer and put upon donkey, but ends up as sickly sweet as a Werther's Original. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsStephen Whitty Jan 22, 2016
This movie has almost nothing redeeming. And it’s flat out gross. Read full review
20
ScreenCrushMatt SingerJan 22, 2016
There’s no issue with De Niro and Efron’s effort; both are game for every disgusting line and ludicrous set-piece. But they have less material to work with than Aubrey Plaza’s costume designer. Read full review
10
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckJan 21, 2016
It can be definitively stated that Dirty Grandpa is utterly unfunny. Read full review
0
Austin ChronicleJosh KupeckiJan 27, 2016
Dirty Grandpa is like that drunk guy at a party who corners you, shooting an endless litany of raunchy and offensive jokes until you finally laugh. It is comedy as pummel, wearing you down until finally you gasp, “Uncle!” Read full review
0
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyJan 22, 2016
The movie is so incredibly consistent in failing to land an honest laugh that about an hour into it, its not being funny becomes laughable. Read full review
0
VarietyNick SchagerJan 22, 2016
This contemptible fiasco is not only comfortable courting laughs through ugly mockery of minorities, but also doesn’t even have the courage of its own crass-as-I-wannabe convictions. Read full review
0
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperJan 22, 2016
If Dirty Grandpa isn’t the worst movie of 2016, I have some serious cinematic torture in my near future. Read full review
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