73
Metascore
33 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinSmoothly directed and acted with glee... showing quick-witted comic spirit.
- 90L.A. WeeklyManohla DargisL.A. WeeklyManohla DargisA terrifically clever film; has a soft-boilded heart.
- 90Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversInspired funny business that allows Martin to hilariously torpedo Hollywood's corrupt heart.
- 75San Francisco ExaminerWesley MorrisSan Francisco ExaminerWesley MorrisPriceless enough to flush "Metro," "Dr. Dolittle" and "Holy Man" from memory.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittBowfinger is mediocre . . . can be irksome, tedious, and hard to sit through.
- 70VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthySo lunatic that it creates as much puzzled disbelief as it does carefree delight.
- 63Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanAmiable bundle of broad, easy laughs rather than bitingly fierce satire.
- 60Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumEnjoyable but thin.
- 50Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanNever hits a note of high hilarity.
- 40SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirMechanical plot that seems dull even before it laboriously clanks and screeches into motion.