Metacritic Movie Ratings
Land of the Lost Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 75

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  I guess you have to be in the mood for a goofball picture like this. I guess I was.

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• 50

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  It's hard to know just who the intended audience is: The movie is too surreal and bawdy for young kids and too silly for anyone older than 25.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  Land of the Lost has stray amusing tidbits, but overall it leaves you feeling splattered.

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• 40

  out of 100

  The New York TimesManohla Dargis

  The only marginally interesting, if unsurprising, thing about the pricey movie spinoff of the junky children's television show Land of the Lost is that a lot of money has been spent on yet another cultural throwaway.

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• 40

  out of 100

  Los Angeles Times

  Like its characters, the film keeps getting lost too, stumbling as it struggles to keep kids and adults from squirming in their seats.

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• 30

  out of 100

  VarietyBrian Lowry

  The result is a movie with an exceedingly narrow target audience that should test Will Ferrell's appeal among boys maybe ages 12-14 -- about the only demo likely able to endure this laborious mess.

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• 30

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  Lame sketch comedy, an uninspired performance from Will Ferrell and an overall failure of the imagination turn Brad Silberling's Land of the Lost into a lethargic meander through a wilderness of misfiring gags.

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