Tropic Thunder Critic Reviews

The movie is laugh-until-your-stomach-hurts hilarious.Read the full review

It's raunchy, outspoken -- and also a smart and agile dissection of art, fame, and the chutzpah of big-budget productions.Read the full review

If you go see Tropic Thunder this weekend, don't be late. The four fake ads that open the movie are perhaps the apex of its considerable comic invention.Read the full review

When it's all over, you'll probably have the fondest memories of Robert Downey Jr.'s work. It's been a good year for him, this one coming after "Iron Man." He's back, big time.Read the full review

A knockout of a comedy that keeps you laughing constantly. It's also killer smart, lacing combustible action with explosive gags.Read the full review

Maybe Stiller just seems stilted because he's the only one here who isn't playing to the rafters.Read the full review

The history of filmmakers skewering Hollywood's darker excesses is a long and rich one, from Billy Wilder through Robert Altman. With Tropic Thunder, a rude, crude, over-the-top satire about rude, crude, over-the-top action movies, Ben Stiller makes an ambitious and surprisingly effective bid to join those vaunted ranks.Read the full review

Stiller manages his movie nicely so that all actors get their share of the comic spotlight. Seldom does an ensemble comedy not contain a single weak character or performance as does this one.Read the full review

Downey is absurdly funny.Read the full review