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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinIt's no great surprise how things end up for this tossed-under-one-roof bunch. How they get there, however, provides a largely fertile playground for the picture's talented comic ensemble.
- 50Slant MagazineSlant MagazineThe Americans are clichéd and vapid, and seeing them get knocked around and told to wake up can be validating if you know people as obnoxious and spoiled as them.
- 40VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibA behind-the-scenes comedy about the making of a reality TV show, My Uncle Rafael looks suspiciously like an outright sitcom itself, with the same careful dosage of sententiousness and one-liners.
- 30Village VoiceNick SchagerVillage VoiceNick SchagerAn insufferable import indebted to "Mrs. Doubtfire" in which a man in prosthetics helps a family cope with, and overcome, divorce.
- My Uncle Rafael stumbles over forced plotting and setups and falls prey to its hero's avuncular mushiness.