Josie and the Pussycats
Universal Studios | Release Date: April 11, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 29 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
11
Negative:
6
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Harmless girlie trifle. Or at least it means to be. Read full review
60
SlateDavid Edelstein
Even if you find the satire in Josie and the Pussycats self-serving, you might still love the movie, buy the soundtrack, and surrender to the hype. That's what happened to me. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
Light and frothy though all this is, there is an off-putting element to "Josie," and it's what must be the film's world record number of product placements. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
It’s a big, frothy, high-tech, cutesy-poo musical comedy. Read full review
50
SalonStephanie Zacharek
Would be more fun if it were either more shameless or more principled in the bad-girl way, taking a stance on the value of artistry and attitude over commerce. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleWesley Morris
What should have been 90 zippy minutes of jingling, giggling, winking fakery adds up to only about 20 minutes of fun. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldSara Wildberger
A fair weekend distraction for 10-year-old girls.
50
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
One long camp joke, with vamped scenes strung together. Read full review
50
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
A new millennium version of "A Hard Day's Night" without any wit to balance the silliness. Read full review
40
Film.comSean Means
Fails as a movie, it works OK as a long-form video. Read full review
40
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
Cumming manages to keep the film's pandering in check with every wicked raised eyebrow. Read full review
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