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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinWith the nimble Greenwood and a kinder, gentler-than-usual Posey in charge, "And Now" proves a thoroughly engaging lark.
- 50The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloHad this moronic part been given to almost anybody else — including folks as talented as, say, Robin Williams or Jim Carrey — the result would very likely have been an unmitigated disaster. Greenwood, however, commits to it wholeheartedly, much the way that Naomi Watts’ struggling actress character treated her hackneyed soap-opera dialogue in Mulholland Drive.
- 50The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenTo describe And Now a Word From Our Sponsor as a one-joke skit stretched well beyond the breaking point isn’t entirely fair, because when used ingeniously, which is very seldom, the joke lands.
- 50New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickWhile Greenwood and Posey turn on enough charm to make this a fairly painless experience, Zack Bernbaum’s And Now a Word From Our Sponsor is a mild, toothless satire — a “Being There’’ where there’s barely any there there.
- 40Time OutTime OutAt least this tepid satire can coast on the charms of its cast.
- 40VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugePlop plop. Fizz fizz. Oh, what a missed opportunity it is! In the well-cast but seldom funny satire And Now a Word From Our Sponsor.
- 20New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierThis would-be satire earns an E for Effort for wanting to be to the advertising world what “Being There” was to television.
- 12Slant MagazineTomas HachardSlant MagazineTomas HachardIt's a testament to Bruce Greenwood's acting that Adan never becomes entirely as insufferable as the words that come out of his mouth.
- 0Village VoiceVillage VoiceThe dialogue is unspeakable, the scenes unplayable, the waste of talent unpardonable.