70
Screen Rant by Felipe Rangel
Stanicky is a character to cheer for, and Cena's energy in the role makes Ricky Stanicky an entertaining watch with some surprising depth to it.
Ricky Stanicky
Critic Rating
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- Australia,
- United States
- 113
- · 2024m
Director
Peter Farrelly
Cast
John Cena,
Zac Efron,
Jermaine Fowler,
William H. Macy,
Anja Savcic,
Andrew Santino
Genre
Comedy
For twenty years, a group of three best friends have used their fake friend “Ricky Stanicky” as an alibi to avoid facing consequences for their immature antics. When their families finally want to meet this elusive figure, they hire an actor to avoid revealing the truth, which creates more problems.
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What are critics saying?
70
Variety by Peter Debruge
Cena makes it impossible to imagine another person in the part. He’s game to go big, which fits Rod’s frustrated-actor persona, while also having the capacity to play vulnerable and sincere.
70
Wall Street Journal by John Anderson
Ricky Stanicky is, per the Farrelly aesthetic, eager to offend, gleefully vulgar and takes every joke too far.
70
Paste Magazine by Brianna Zigler
It’s not a great film by any means (I’m mixed-positive on Farrelly comedies, generally), but Ricky Stanicky does succeed in fashioning a fairly consistent number of gags that got a rise out of me even if the narrative, especially as it careens into the third act, feels like a one-note joke that’s getting stretched a little too far.
60
The Daily Beast by Nick Schager
Little more than a creaky lark that fails to generate consistent laughs, even if it proves that John Cena is a charming goof-off who’s game for anything.
60
Collider by Nate Richard
Ricky Stanicky could have easily been a disaster, but thanks to the cast, some effective laughs, and a big heart, it ends up making for an entertaining two hours.
60
Slashfilm by Ethan Anderton
For the most part, Ricky Stanicky is an entertaining comedy with enough laughs to keep your attention, but ultimately, it tries too hard to pull at your heartstrings without enough authenticity to back it up.
55
CNN by Brian Lowry
Ricky Stanicky might be imaginary and doesn’t measure up to its promise, but in terms of that basket within the wrestler-turned-actor’s filmography, it at least fits Cena like a glove.
51
TheWrap by William Bibbiani
It takes a farcical premise and tries to find something meaningful to say about it. It doesn’t succeed, but the effort is worth analyzing.
50
IndieWire by David Ehrlich
The funniest thing about Ricky Stanicky might be how recently its director was holding an Oscar on the stage of the Dolby Theater.
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