Critics Scoreboard
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Average Critic Score:
54
(10 sources)
54
(10 sources)
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88
Boston Globe
Friday is funnier and funkier than "Bad Boys," more homegrown-seeming, less manufactured. It plays like "House Party" with attitude. [26 Apr 1995] Read Full Review » -
75
TV Guide
A star vehicle for rapper Ice Cube (who also cowrote and coproduced), Friday is a lighthearted, comedic presentation of the realities chronicled in dramas like "Boyz N the Hood." Read Full Review » -
70
Los Angeles Times
It's the right format for this scattershot jokefest, which at times resembles a vaudeville act crossed with the kind of goofy bludgeoning antics that sometimes make it into gangsta MTV videos. [26 Apr 1995] Read Full Review » -
70
Washington Post
Friday indulges without restraint in almost everything that can raise eyebrows, including the ogling of women (although the females--for a genre like this--are relatively empowered), toilet gags, profane street talk and drug use. But all of these things serve the humor. Read Full Review » -
70
Washington Post
In his [Ice Cube's] dramatic roles, Cube's raised eyebrows usually unleashed a fearsome glare and a hint of danger; here, his expressions are more quizzical, amused or confused. He plays against type, just as the movie itself plays against hype. Read Full Review » -
60
The New York Times
Friday may touch its young target audience. For everyone else, it is more intriguing as a social problem than a movie. Read Full Review » -
50
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50
Austin Chronicle
A refreshingly lighthearted look at day-to-day life in the inner city, Friday does suffer from a few problems in the scripting and directing departments, but entertains nonetheless, thanks mainly to the easygoing style of its talented cast. Read Full Review » -
40
Variety
Rather like a cross between "Up in Smoke" and an episode of "The Jeffersons, Friday is a crudely made, sometimes funny bit of porchfront humor from the 'hood. Read Full Review » -
25
San Francisco Chronicle
It takes about 20 minutes to catch on that Friday is without narrative drive - and about as long to figure out that the film offers nothing better in place of it. Read Full Review »
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