The Upside
STX Entertainment | Release Date: January 11, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
46
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 40 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
23
Negative:
6
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38
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireJan 10, 2019
It’s a hollow replica of its source material. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineDerek SmithJan 9, 2019
The film becomes overrun by an increasingly preachy and tiresome series of life lessons about race, class, and love. Read full review
25
ObserverRex ReedJan 11, 2019
Jumping, jerking and bellowing all over the screen, the same cannot be said for Kevin Hart. He may have garnered a few laughs telling homophobic jokes in his old stand-up comedy routine, but when it comes to playing a completely realized character in a full-length film, he’s as funny as a case of shingles. Read full review
20
Los Angeles TimesJustin ChangJan 10, 2019
The Upside was probably never going to be a good movie, but it needn’t have been such an unfortunate, spectacularly ill-timed one, the victim of circumstances it ultimately has neither the wit nor the imagination to transcend. Read full review
20
The GuardianPeter BradshawJan 10, 2019
The whole affair is misjudged and sickly sweet. Read full review
12
The Associated PressMark KennedyJan 9, 2019
Few films in memory have squandered so much acting talent in such a cliche-ridden, exploitative and dishonest way. Read full review
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