Big Momma's House Critic Reviews

Metascore®:

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Based upon 10 Critic Reviews
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San Francisco Chronicle | Bob GrahamAdd Critic to Favorites

When all's said and done, it turns out to be quite sweet-natured. OK. I laughed. So sue me.Read the full review

Boston Globe | Jay CarrAdd Critic to Favorites

It keeps its promise to throw an hour and a half of lively entertainment at audiences.Read the full review

USA Today | Susan WloszczynaAdd Critic to Favorites

There's something about a plus-size floral housedress that brings out the best in many male comics, and Lawrence is no exception.Read the full review

Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites

If you're not rolling in the aisles, you're definitely in the wrong theater.Read the full review

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

Any movie that employs an oven mitt and a plumber's friend in a childbirth scene cannot be all bad, and I laughed a lot.Read the full review

Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites

How special.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites

Lawrence is so ON that he appears to be gunning for clockwork bursts of audience approval.Read the full review

The New York Times | A.O. ScottAdd Critic to Favorites

Fitfully amusing.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Robin RauziAdd Critic to Favorites

If you think that Martin Lawrence dressed up as a hefty grandmother is funny, be gone with you .For the rest of you, you'd be better off just taking a ride on the bus. The script.. .is off and stumbling over unfunny one-liners.Read the full review

Variety | Todd McCarthyAdd Critic to Favorites

The sight and sound of Lawrence in fat-lady drag remains engaging throughout; script may often let him down, forcing him to keep things afloat almost single-handedly.Read the full review

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