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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Film ThreatPhil HallFilm ThreatPhil HallI would like to praise My Big Fat Independent Movie for achieving something that most independently-produced comedies fail to do: it creates laughs.
- 50The New York TimesThe New York TimesHas a knowing, insider quality that could generate a modest cult following.
- 40Chicago ReaderReece PendletonChicago ReaderReece PendletonIt might have looked good on paper, but the results are mixed at best; despite a few early chuckles, the whole thing gets tired after 20 minutes.
- 30Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasA big fast bust.
- 25TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThe juvenile gags seem aimed at moviegoers who hate the whole idea of independent/art/foreign-language films and the stuck-up eggheads who like them -- so what's the point?
- 25New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickPainfully unfunny spoof.
- 20Village VoiceBen KenigsbergVillage VoiceBen KenigsbergFeels motivated by envy more than anything else-it's a sour, petty act of mockery that values its own ineptitude over genuine cleverness, travestying Quentin Tarantino and others simply for dreaming up gimmicks that worked.