Scary Movie 3 Critic Reviews

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Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites

Like its two predecessors, Scary Movie 3 is a hit-or-miss affair, but the gags that connect really connect. Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kevin ThomasAdd Critic to Favorites

It is consistently entertaining and frequently hilarious, the violence of the slapstick so cartoonish that it does not spoil the fun.Read the full review

The New York Times | Stephen HoldenAdd Critic to Favorites

The franchise, which had begun to run out of steam in Part 2, has been given a shot of adrenaline with the replacement of the Wayans Brothers as the prime creative forces by Hollywood's original spoof-meister, David Zucker. Read the full review

Washington Post | Teresa WiltzAdd Critic to Favorites

It's outrageous. It's obnoxious. It's offensive. And yes, it's also really, really, really funny. Or, at least, it is for the first 40 minutes or so.Read the full review

USA Today | Mike ClarkAdd Critic to Favorites

The time might be right for the Scary movies to quit on top, even though, alas, there are no term limits for sequels. Read the full review

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

Sneaks in the occasional child-molestation or bestiality joke, but otherwise seems content to cannibalize the broad slapstick of Zucker's halcyon days with Jerry Zucker and Jim Abrahams. Read the full review

Variety | Dennis HarveyAdd Critic to Favorites

Results here are just middling funny, with no truly memorable high points and a sum impact that goes poof! Read the full review

Boston Globe | Wesley MorrisAdd Critic to Favorites

Notably Wayansless. It's also notably devoid of a point of view.Read the full review

Washington Post | Matt BonesteelAdd Critic to Favorites

The gags come with such unrelenting speed, it's like trying to read the CNN scroll at the bottom of the television screen while fast-forwarding: You may catch a few of the words, but most of it is lost on the viewer. Read the full review

The Hollywood Reporter | Michael RechtshaffenAdd Critic to Favorites

Ends up committing the spoof genre's worst crime: becoming a tired parody of itself. Read the full review

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