Pootie Tang Critic Reviews

Metascore®:

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Based upon 8 Critic Reviews
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The New York Times | A.O. ScottAdd Critic to Favorites

Pootie Tang may be raw and slovenly -- hey, it often is raw and slovenly -- but it succeeds as a laugh getter because of the spot-on satirical notes. You might say that the movie walks it like it talks it; I'm not sure what Pootie would say.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites

Amiably silly.Read the full review

Boston Globe | Christopher MutherAdd Critic to Favorites

The movie's comic powers are often marred by silliness and stereotypes. Pootie tanks.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Miles BellerAdd Critic to Favorites

Too often is as garbled as Pootie's own jargon.Read the full review

USA Today | Mike ClarkAdd Critic to Favorites

Only the makers of "Freddy Got Fingered" might crack a smile because it now has competition for worst movie of the year.Read the full review

Washington Post | Richard HarringtonAdd Critic to Favorites

A wretch-a-sketch, a two-minute character-based skit (an occasional feature on HBO's "The Chris Rock Show") stretched to a mind-boggling 82 minutes.Read the full review

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

Not bad so much as inexplicable. You watch in puzzlement: How did this train wreck happen?Read the full review

Variety | Todd McCarthyAdd Critic to Favorites

Has the distinction of being one of the most amateurish features ever released by a major studio.Read the full review

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