60
New York Daily News by Allen Salkin
Dough should have been more easily digestible; the setup is sure to appeal to occasional stoners and Jewish foodies.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
50
Village Voice by Chris Packham
A mirthful, edgeless dramedy.
50
San Francisco Chronicle by David Lewis
It’s competently made but boring — and desperate.
75
The Film Stage by Jared Mobarak
Pryce and Holder are perfectly suited to the roles and form an authentic chemistry that excels above workplace formalities.
40
Los Angeles Times by Michael Rechtshaffen
The challah may be extra special, but the humor found in John Goldschmidt's direction and the conventional script by Yehudah Jez Freedman and Jonathan Benson is disappointingly stale.
60
The New York Times by Neil Genzlinger
Dough is sweet, often funny and always nonthreatening, a movie for those who wish the intractable realities of the world would just disappear.
38
The few winning, not-so-secret ingredients in Dough are the performances of Pryce and newcomer Holder, who brings zest and freshness to a stale role.
38
RogerEbert.com by Sheila O'Malley
There are some good ideas in the film, albeit a bit obvious ("why can't we all look past our differences and get along?"), and albeit done much better in other films (primarily "The Visitor").
37
Washington Post by Stephanie Merry
Dough never leaves any doubt about where it’s going or what it’s trying to say, serving up a recipe that we’ve not only had many times before, but we’ve had enough of.
75
The Seattle Times by Tom Keogh
Though Dough is often in danger of running off the rails with improbable and unnecessary plot twists, it is always essentially entertaining and warm in its observations of hope rekindled through simple relationships.