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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 40The DissolveJen ChaneyThe DissolveJen ChaneyIn a movie like this, where plot points are practically an aside, the characters’ depth and the dialogue quality are what give it potentially memorable zing. Cavemen is not only zingless, it practically pulls a muscle attempting to generate some.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckCavemen has absolutely nothing fresh to say about its subject, and its tired genre conventions wouldn’t pass muster on a Fox sitcom.
- 30Village VoiceNick SchagerVillage VoiceNick SchagerA tiresome film that itself knows nothing but other rom-com plots.
- 25New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithA dismal rom-com for dudes that makes the average beer commercial look nuanced and plot-heavy.
- 25Slant MagazineNick McCarthySlant MagazineNick McCarthyCavemen is an apt title considering how the sensibility and maturity of the film's characters don't seem to have developed beyond primal, alpha-man impulses.
- 20Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinCavemen writer-director Herschel Faber has sketched such a thin and unfunny look at L.A. singles, it should mark the death knell for movies about child-men on the make.
- 20VarietyGeoff BerkshireVarietyGeoff BerkshireAn utterly unevolved romantic comedy, “Cavemen” tries to split the difference between raunchy and sweet and fails miserably on all counts.
- 10The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe New York TimesNeil GenzlingerA terrible movie about a bland, morose young man’s search for love.