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Big Daddy Review

Other Critics provided by Metacritic.com

Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 3.0
    41

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Mixed or average reviews
    based on a weighted average of all
    critic review scores.

  • 38

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

    Big Daddy should be reported to the child welfare office.

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  • 38

    out of 100

    Chicago Tribune Mark Caro

    Recycling the regressive humor of his (Sandler’s) previous films, it piles on so much sentimentality that you wonder how anyone could consider him a renegade. [25 June 1999, Friday, p.A]

  • 40

    out of 100

    The New York Times Elvis Mitchell

    It's a flimsy sentimental comedy with more product plugs and fewer laughs than might have been hoped for.

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  • 40

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan

    There's no doubt Sandler is talented, but if he persists in believing that, like Elvis, his presence alone covers a multitude of omissions and inconsistencies, he will squander his gift and make a series of forgettable films in the process.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    USA Today Susan Wloszczyna

    There's some heavy-duty Oedipal stuff going on underneath all the running gags about Hooters restaurants. [25 June 1999, Life, p.8E]

  • 63

    out of 100

    ReelViews James Berardinelli

    Go to this movie for the cheap laughs and bodily fluid jokes -- those are its strengths.

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  • 67

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

    Much of Big Daddy looks like it was made up on the spot, but Sandler, with his bad-dog eagerness to get caught in the act of misbehaving, pulls you through it.

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  • 70

    out of 100

    Variety Robert Koehler

    While the loyal male-teen aud core will not be disappointed with the spate of gags just for them, story contains solid date-movie material.

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For Families provided by Common Sense Media

Iffy for 14+

Typical Adam Sandler -- charm mixed with crude humor.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that there are a number of sexual references -- some quite vivid -- and a range of the usual PG-13 naughty words and potty humor.

  • Families can talk about the appeal of silly comedies like this one. Where is the line between funny and offensive?

The good stuff
  • message true0

    Messages: Not an issue

What to watch for
  • violence false3

    Violence: A few tussles

  • sex false3

    Sex: Some vivid references.

  • language false3

    Language: Strong language.

  • consumerism false0

    Consumerism: Not an issue

  • drugsalcoholtobacco false0

    Drinking, drugs and smoking: Not an issue

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Omg sad then funny then sad then happyish

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