Best in Show Critic Reviews

Metascore®:

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Based upon 12 Critic Reviews
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Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites

Waggish fun like this is too good to miss.Read the full review

Variety | Eddie CockrellAdd Critic to Favorites

A barkingly funny new "mockumentary" that does for those canine pageants what the helmer's 1996 "Waiting for Guffman" did for smalltown theatrics.Read the full review

The New York Times | Stephen HoldenAdd Critic to Favorites

This comic jigsaw puzzle is crammed with deliriously funny little bits.Read the full review

Slate | David EdelsteinAdd Critic to Favorites

Best in Show has an uproarious wild card in Fred Willard, who plays a hack commentator convinced that he's the most amusing fellow on televisionRead the full review

USA Today | Mike ClarkAdd Critic to Favorites

This giggle does for dog shows what Rob Reiner's "This Is Spinal Tap" (in which Guest plays Nigel Tufnel) did for heavy metal.Read the full review

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

Wickedly funny.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kenneth TuranAdd Critic to Favorites

Has both bark and bite. Its low-key but sharp and amusing sense of humor is a nice fit with the frenetic world of competitive dog shows.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Carla MeyerAdd Critic to Favorites

In terms of dramatic tension, Best in Show is more compelling than a lot of formulaic sports movies.Read the full review

Washington Post | Rita KempleyAdd Critic to Favorites

Just isn't as fresh, focused or uniformly funny as "Waiting for Guffman."Read the full review

Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites

More amiable than hysterical.Read the full review

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