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Metascore
28 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversIt's Coogan's breakthrough star performance that holds it all together. He's sensational.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe movie is an ideal showcase for the talents of Coogan.
- 63ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliA rather mediocre experience, offering sporadic laughs but never achieving the level of consistent humor necessary to make this memorable.
- 63Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsThe film, which really is sloppy, slips around in terms of tone and goes every which way.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterAttaining somewhat of a bad parody of a comedy, screenwriters Andrew Fleming and Pam Brady have slapped together a string of gags in a hit-and-miss dither. Some of it is quite brainy.
- 50New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinCoogan's mopiness is oddly riveting.
- 50VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyAmusing but unevenly inspired tale of a deluded high school drama teacher's attempt to stage a career-saving extravaganza has some laughs, to be sure.
- 50Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanNot nearly as uproarious as it should be.
- 50TimeRichard CorlissTimeRichard CorlissHamlet 2 is as needy as its hero -- because it wants not to be probing or profound or even witty but, above all else, to be loved.
- 50Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyOnly in its aggressively imaginative profanity is the film consistent.