Death to Smoochy Critic Reviews

The spectacle is nothing short of refreshing.Read the full review

In general, parodies may not rely overmuch on plot, but they need more in this department than Death to Smoochy possesses.Read the full review

The script boasts some tart TV-insider humor, but the film has not a trace of humanity or empathy.Read the full review

Smoochy, like the cuddly character, tries to be loved and ends on an unrealistically upbeat note. But it's in better, wittier form just being vicious and biting.Read the full review

Starts out as such a deliciously savage satire of TV kiddie shows that it's a shame it swerves out of control and over the top, sliding into tedium before pulling together for a clever, if protracted, finish.Read the full review

Pushes its dark, smart, clever, cynical, satirical, nasty, provocative and sarcastic instincts to the point of heavily diminished returns -- to the point where the very amusing premise just isn't funny anymore.Read the full review

This black-comic assault on family entertainment is going to set a lot of teeth on edge -- If only his (De Vito's) material were better this time.Read the full review

Tells a moldy-oldie, not-nearly-as-nasty-as-it-thinks-it-is joke. Over and over again.Read the full review

An aggressive black comedy that seeks to satisfy a bloodlust already quelled many times over.Read the full review