40
The New York Times by A.O. Scott
Nostalgia and comedy are run through a food processor until they become a flavorless paste.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
75
San Francisco Chronicle by Bob Graham
The no-sweat clunkiness of the detective plot becomes kind of charming.
50
Isn't a total crock.
25
A sequel whose time has come - and gone.
30
Wall Street Journal by Joe Morgenstern
A rube's-eye view of Hollywood, but the rube is weary, and those around him seem to be suffering from terminal torpor.
40
Austin Chronicle by Kimberley Jones
There's something good-natured, even sweet about this well-meaning affair.
40
New Times (L.A.) by M.V. Moorhead
It would be hard to imagine a less exciting movie. Still, inoffensiveness can sometimes lead to success, at least initially, for a family film.
38
When movies have degraded to the point that Tyson is acting more than Quentin Tarantino is directing, maybe it is time for an industry shutdown, strike-induced or otherwise.
40
Despite the lack of zing in Hogan's frequently self-deprecating zingers, director Simon Wincer repeatedly lets scenes dribble on until an awkward silence engulfs everyone onscreen.
50
Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert
It may not be brilliant, but who would you rather your kids took as a role model: Crocodile Dundee, David Spade or Tom Green?