Outside Providence Critic Reviews

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The New York Times | Janet MaslinAdd Critic to Favorites

Eminently likable...a splendid performance from Alec Baldwin in a far cry from his usual roles.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kevin ThomasAdd Critic to Favorites

Corrente's gift for evoking the lives of blue-collar men that made his debut film, "Federal Hill," so appealing blends perfectly with the antic sensibility of the Farrellys.Read the full review

Boston Globe | Jay CarrAdd Critic to Favorites

It's much closer to a European film in sensibility than to one of Hollywood's factory products.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Peter StackAdd Critic to Favorites

Everything comes up forced and predictable in the nostalgic overload of bongs, Top 40 rock and boys' bluster about sex.Read the full review

Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites

Baldwin is a marvel in a casting surprise that pays off.Read the full review

Washington Post | Stephen HunterAdd Critic to Favorites

Fitfully amusing but nothing remarkableRead the full review

USA Today | Susan WloszczynaAdd Critic to Favorites

Reeks of the kind of atmosphere that makes you reach for the Lysol.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites

This unexceptional 1970s coming-of-age story is neither outrageous, new, nor comedic.Read the full review

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

So unsuccessful in so many different ways that maybe the whole project was doomed.Read the full review

Variety | Dennis HarveyAdd Critic to Favorites

A disappointingly rote entry in the '70s teen nostalgia sweepstakes.Read the full review

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