Metacritic Movie Ratings
Meet the Spartans Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 58

  out of 100

  Entertainment Weekly

  Less classic Mel Brooks than middling "Best Week Ever."

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• 20

  out of 100

  The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis

  Overkill is what Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer do best: as the uncontested titans of the parody genre (with fingers in everything from the "Scary Movie" franchise to the more recent "Epic Movie") they continue to prove that ridiculing other movies is much easier than making your own.

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• 20

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck

  Writer-directors Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer basically reprise the tired formula from their earlier efforts, which is to throw in as many pop culture references as possible to cover up the lack of any real wit.

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• 10

  out of 100

  VarietyJoe Leydon

  Lazy, lame and painfully unfunny, Meet the Spartans is yet another scrambled-genre parody.

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• 0

  out of 100

  Village Voice

  Witless, tasteless, formless spoof.

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