The Out-Of-Towners (1999) Critic Reviews

Lightweight but likable entertainment.Read the full review

The movie is a mess of bits and pieces that try to gel but don't. Still, it is stupidly fun.Read the full review

You may want to take a chance on this new Out-of-Towners because of its stars, but keep in mind that while its characters take chances, the picture itself plays it awfully safe. [2 April 1999, Calendar, p.F-12]Read the full review

The only possible reasons to do this concept again is sheer laziness (it's easier to borrow an idea) and pure greed (it's cheaper to borrow an idea). [2 April 1999, Life, p.6E]Read the full review

Don't hate yourself for chuckling at this sweetly anachronistic update of the 1970 Neil Simon comedy.Read the full review

Jogs doggedly on the treadmill of comedy, working up a sweat but not getting much of anywhere.Read the full review

Unremarkable. A more honest description would be to label it as mirthless, pointless, and banal.Read the full review

Director Sam Weisman's pushy, subtlety-free direction certainly doesn't help. Martin is still capable of making a decent film, but The Out-Of-Towners isn't it.Read the full review

Goldie Hawn and Steve Martin are appealing performers, but none of the energy, professionalism and gameness they display -- can surmount the mess that surrounds them in this misguided comedy.Read the full review