Metacritic Movie Ratings
Man of the Year Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 63

  out of 100

  ReelViewsJames Berardinelli

  For 60 minutes, the movie appears to have found the right tone and approach, then everything goes wrong. It's rare to see a production that starts so strongly finish so weakly.

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• 50

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  Like a politician who waters down his message to gain favor with the masses rather than truly serving his constituency, Man of the Year seems determined to play it safe on all counts.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Variety

  A curious hybrid -- a political/action/comedy/thriller in which Robin Williams becomes president of the United States. A movie as uneven as it sounds, "Man" is less laugh-out-loud funny than topical and suspenseful.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  Levinson diverts his film into a political thriller with its own conspiracy theory, an improbable romance and a curious subplot that feels like an anti-smoking ad. Little wonder his bewildered star, Robin Williams, looks confused much of the time.

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• 42

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  Williams turns out to be exactly the wrong candidate for the job, a comedian singularly uninterested in letting anyone else get a word in, but with nothing to say.

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• 40

  out of 100

  The New York TimesA.O. Scott

  It swerves from thriller to romantic comedy to farce without much conviction, though you can occasionally salvage a glimmer of amusing possibility. Mr. Williams scores with a few throwaway jokes.

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• 40

  out of 100

  Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern

  The result is a mess -- sometimes an entertaining mess, but mostly a movie that makes a perfunctory mockery of the mockery currently passing for political discourse.

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