Tropic Thunder Critic Reviews

Despite its contradictions, the film stayed with me after I left the theater. It's frivolous. But it's also powerfully surreal.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

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

There is genuine humor and palpable satiric intent underneath the waves of unnerving bad taste and political incorrectness.Read the full review

Tropic Thunder understands movies, understands the system in which they are created and, most of all, knows what it takes to make an audience roar with laughter.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

The movie is laugh-until-your-stomach-hurts hilarious.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

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