Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
7 |
...represents such a limited idea of what a movie can be and what movies are for. |
Chicago Tribune
Kevin Williams |
3 |
The yahoos behind this Adam Sandlerized "updating" take the 1974 Burt Reynolds original about an imprisoned, point-shaving ex-quarterback and burn it in a sacrifice to the gods of high-volume ineptitude. |
E!
|
5 |
This remake of the 1974 film fails to go all the way by not delivering on the shrewd spirit of the original. Instead it goes for the easy play: cheap laughs. |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
4 |
...suffers because it's too much like the movie it aims to remake. |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
4 |
Spectacular miscasting (Adam Sandler) is the least of the problems... |
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh |
4 |
...one dreary, formulaic slog through sports-movie cliches. |
Reel
Sarah Chauncey |
3 |
This version of The Longest Yard is for jarheads. |
Slant Magazine
Nick Schager |
4 |
...overflowing with so many gay-centric gags that it's a wonder the filmmakers didn't utilize the film's title for a penis-related pun. |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
7 |
Long on fun and ballsy action... |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
6 |
...a reasonably diverting but curiously defanged remake... |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
4 |
...a crummy remake... |
Los Angeles Times
Carina Chocano |
4 |
If you're thinking of seeing it, and you're old enough to drive (or even read this), do yourself a favor and rent the original instead. |
People
Leah Rozen |
4 |
...clamorous... |
LA Weekly
Kim Morgan |
4 |
...a predictable, choppy affair at best... |
Village Voice
Ed Halter |
5 |
...painless... |
Onion AV Club
Nathan Rabin |
5 |
...an amiably dopey action-comedy that's destined to amuse drunken 20-year-olds at frathouse movie nights for decades to come. |
Maxim
Pete Hammond |
8 |
...surprisingly faithful to the original, and like its predecessor, stands out as one of the few successfully realized gridiron movies. |
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt |
3 |
...a quickly paced, slickly filmed entertainment that's also as crude and rude as the PG-13 rating will allow. |
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