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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinOnly fleetingly amusing, but Miss Long does make it fun for a while.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIf this movie had been a satire, it could have been deadly.
- 50Los Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonLos Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonLong is an actress who can’t throw away a line--though this is one case where she should have thrown away the whole script. But she gets points for sheer, daffy energy and rampaging pulchritude.
- 38St. Louis Post-DispatchSt. Louis Post-DispatchFOR ABOUT a half-hour, Troop Beverly Hills brings a lot of funny situations and funny lines. Then it's time to finish the popcorn and settle down for a nap. [24 March 1989, p.3F]
- 30Washington PostRita KempleyWashington PostRita KempleyTroop Beverly Hills is a dog of a movie, one of those nasty little yappy dogs with fancy hairdos, pedicures and pedigrees.
- 25TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineThe premise of TROOP BEVERLY HILLS might have worked as a comedy skit, but could hardly sustain a feature, and unfortunately the premise is virtually all the film's screenplay supplies. The lack of character development is particularly damaging for Long--since her character never becomes more than a cartoon, her reformation is never credible.
- 25USA TodayUSA TodayNothing happens that is not thoroughly predictable under Jeff (Revenge of the Nerds) Kanew's direction. Maybe kids, even though they won't have a clue about all those references to chichi Beverly Hills hairstylists, may find these shenanigans more fun than anybody. Maybe we could find a badge for them: the endurance badge. [22 March 1989, p.4D]
- 25Chicago TribuneGene SiskelChicago TribuneGene SiskelShelley Long stars in a limp copy of "Private Benjamin" with a location switch from the Army to the Girl Scouts. Long plays a Beverly Hills wife who decides to take over the local troop of spoiled brats. A number of tedious jokes about conspicuous consumption fall flat and Long is no Hawn when it comes to comedy. [24 March 1989, p.A]
- 0Tampa Bay TimesHal LipperTampa Bay TimesHal LipperThere are some laws of nature we might as well accept: Gravity exists, the world is round, and movies with Pia Zadora, Robin Leach, Dr. Joyce Brothers and Annette Funicello are not funny. [24 March 1989, p.7]