Metacritic Movie Ratings
Our Idiot Brother Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 83

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  I do wish the movie's ending weren't so squishy. It's been changed from the finale that Sundance audiences saw earlier this year and now reeks of focus-group testing.

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• 75

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  Watching Rudd bring dimension to what could have been a clownish caricature is the best reason to see this good-natured family comedy.

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• 70

  out of 100

  Wall Street JournalJohn Anderson

  Goofily funny, and silly, and in many ways follows the currents of contemporary comedy into the gulf stream of inanity. And yet Ned turns out to be a strangely moving figure, a comic foil worthy of affection, perhaps even respect.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The Hollywood Reporter

  Shambles along with all the purposefulness of its title character, a kind of near-beer Lebowski who's neither reckless enough to cheer for nor misguided enough to disdain.

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