Kangaroo Jack Critic Reviews

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Boston Globe | Ty BurrAdd Critic to Favorites

Will parents be able to sit through Kangaroo Jack without plunging sharp sticks into their eyes? The short answer? Yes. Barely.Read the full review

USA Today | Mike ClarkAdd Critic to Favorites

Jumps at chance to be silly.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Carla MeyerAdd Critic to Favorites

Lame comedy.Read the full review

Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites

The 'roo doesn't talk, except in a dream sequence…I'm dying here.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites

A desert of shrill juvenile jokes and clanging chase sequences.Read the full review

Variety | Joe LeydonAdd Critic to Favorites

For auds unwilling or unable to grapple with the subtle nuances of "Scooby Doo," Warners now gives us Kangaroo Jack, a shrill and silly farce.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Jan StuartAdd Critic to Favorites

88 minutes of desperate gyrations intended to simulate humor.Read the full review

The New York Times | Dana StevensAdd Critic to Favorites

What better to do with such a quiet, majestic landscape than to liven it up with the noise and vulgarity of lowest-common-denominator American pop culture?Read the full review

The Onion (A.V. Club) | Nathan RabinAdd Critic to Favorites

Straight from the fiery, churning bowels of high-concept hell comes Kangaroo Jack, Bruckheimer's idea of kid-friendly fare, and some of the longest 90 minutes ever committed to film.Read the full review

Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites

There are two distinctive features to the movie: the mind-numbingly banal plot as one chases another who chases another, and all the offensive material.Read the full review

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