Critics Scoreboard
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Average Critic Score:
47
(33 sources)
47
(33 sources)
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88
Baltimore Sun
A frequently hilarious exercise in one sex desperately trying to figure out the other. Read Full Review » -
75
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75
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75
Chicago Tribune
Delivers on the promise of its playful premise, thanks to some sly gender role reversals and Gibson's willingness to play along. Read Full Review » -
75
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75
Chicago Sun-Times
If the movie is imperfect, it's not boring and is often very funny, as in a solo dance that Nick does in his apartment, to Frank Sinatra singing "I Won't Dance." Read Full Review » -
75
Entertainment Weekly
Gibson, in a disarmingly nimble, fast break performance, makes Nick's new hyperempathy look like the essence of virile panache. Read Full Review » -
63
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63
Miami Herald
A wobbly fantasy that relies on the actor's mischievous energy and rakish charisma for its laughs. Read Full Review » -
63
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60
Variety
Sheer energy and audience allure to burn, even if numerous speed bumps cause many of the comic possibilities to go tumbling overboard. Read Full Review » -
58
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55
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50
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50
Film.com
This is not a great comedy, but it has some honest laughs, a few touching moments. Read Full Review » -
50
The New York Times
Starts with a great idea, but the movie's potential drops faster than the tech stocks on the Nasdaq. Read Full Review » -
50
Austin Chronicle
It's like 90 minutes of teasing foreplay, and then, just when it's about to get really good, your partner rolls over and goes to sleep. Read Full Review » -
50
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50
Christian Science Monitor
The dialogue isn't quite as sparkling and the plot twists aren't quite as snappy as you want them to be. And the story keeps rambling on after its oomph runs wearisomely thin. Read Full Review » -
50
San Francisco Chronicle
The movie's gimmick for airing the contents of a woman's head is not unlike that used for the dogs and tots in those "Look Who's Talking" movies. Read Full Review » -
50
Slate
The picture has some fun slapstick set pieces and an inventively manic turn by Gibson. Read Full Review » -
50
Washington Post
Gibson and the overexposed Hunt don't exactly burn up the screen, not that it much matters. The charm isn't in the relationship, it's in Gibson's puckish appeal. Read Full Review » -
50
Washington Post
Fans of bubbly romances can consider this a thumbs up. I call it a clenched-teeth concession at best. Read Full Review » -
40
Los Angeles Times
A vaguely amusing formulaic comedy with a premise that turns out to be more discomforting than endearing. Read Full Review » -
40
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40
Film.com
The scene doesn't amount to much more than a logical extension of its lightweight premise. Read Full Review » -
40
Village Voice
Gibson has never lacked chemistry with his leading ladies, from Sigourney Weaver in "The Year of Living Dangerously" to Julia Roberts in "Conspiracy Theory," but faced with the awkward Hunt -- Hollywood's bland antidote to the Lolita syndrome -- he doesn't even try. Read Full Review » -
40
Time
It just runs on and on -- like a slightly stupid story you wish you hadn't overheard in a singles bar. Read Full Review » -
40
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35
TNT RoughCut
Shallow characters the audience cares little about, an unbelievable situation rather than a potent plot, and, for those who don’t find men-in-pantyhose or poodle-poop jokes hilarious, not many funny lines. Read Full Review » -
30
Chicago Reader
Would have proved the point if it weren't so mechanically scripted. Read Full Review » -
20
Dallas Observer
Really, what women want is what all of us want: a decent movie, something vaguely insightful and occasionally funny. This isn't that movie. Read Full Review » -
20
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