Scary Movie 3 Critic Reviews

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Based upon 13 Critic Reviews
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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

ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites

If there's one thing this motion picture proves, it's that "The Naked Gun 33 1/3" wasn't the final insult from a founding ZAZ (Zucker/Abrams/Zucker) member; this is. 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

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

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

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

San Francisco Chronicle | Peter HartlaubAdd Critic to Favorites

After the first few minutes, viewers will get the feeling they just emerged from a 14-month coma. Even the non-movie jokes focus on last year's news.Read the full review

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

The average issue of Mad magazine contains significantly smarter movie satire, because Mad goes for the vulnerable elements and Scary Movie 3 just wants to quote and kid.Read the full review

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