Guess Who Critic Reviews

Metascore®:

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Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

If the movie had spent more time walking that tightrope between the acceptable and the offensive, between what we have in common and what divides us, it would have been more daring.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalleAdd Critic to Favorites

A lot of frivolous but genuine laughs.Read the full review

The Hollywood Reporter | Michael RechtshaffenAdd Critic to Favorites

Packs plenty of crowd-pleasing appeal.Read the full review

Boston Globe | Wesley MorrisAdd Critic to Favorites

The movie will please those looking for easy physical comedy.Read the full review

ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites

A palatable film. It offers a few solid laughs and will provoke some smiles.Read the full review

Washington Post | Ann HornadayAdd Critic to Favorites

Might provide a much-needed fix for Mac's most ardent fans, but they'll have to wait for a star vehicle that fully exploits the range of his comic gifts.Read the full review

Washington Post | Michael O'SullivanAdd Critic to Favorites

If Guess Who were either a whole lot funnier, or a whole lot less funny, it would be a far better film.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites

Guess Who, with its PG-13 putdowns, turns into the kind of love story that Hollywood feels most comfortable with: a buddy movie, salt-and-pepper variety. All that's missing is the cop car.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kevin CrustAdd Critic to Favorites

Director Kevin Rodney Sullivan milks the film's one joke for all it's worth - which isn't much - before settling into the rote rhythms of a buddy picture.Read the full review

The New York Times | Dana StevensAdd Critic to Favorites

So mild and thin that it doesn't inspire much of a reaction at all. With one exception - a dinner table scene that is by far the most memorable in the movie - the racial humor is studiously unprovocative.Read the full review

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