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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50The Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberThe Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberThe film is ingratiating enough, but its main value is to make us eager for another, more substantial Shelton movie long before another decade has slipped by.
- 42The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyDramatically and comically impotent.
- 38Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreWhat it doesn’t have, in any abundance, is laughs. “Started” plays like a Ron Shelton comedy for people too old to enjoy Ron Shelton comedies.
- 30Los Angeles TimesKimber MyersLos Angeles TimesKimber MyersEven a cast with this many award wins and nominations can't salvage a script that will have viewers audibly sighing, rather than laughing.
- 25TheWrapDan CallahanTheWrapDan CallahanThere is both too much plot in Just Getting Started and too little.
- 25Chicago Sun-TimesBill ZweckerChicago Sun-TimesBill ZweckerThis film is a total dud and an insult to the intelligence of anyone who would see it — especially the seniors who clearly are the movie’s target audience. “Just Getting Started” simply never does get started. It’s D.O.A.
- 25RogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaRogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaMy most basic litmus test for whether a comedy is working is whether it makes me laugh. I groaned, maybe, but no chuckles emanated from me or from my lone fellow patron.
- 20The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottIn spite of the charm and discipline of the stars, the jokes misfire and the scenes creak and stumble.
- 11Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovAbysmal, unfunny, and ultimately, completely unnecessary.
- 10VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonSome bad movies trigger swells of anger and outrage, while others prompt industrial-grade snark and scorn. And then there are leaden clunkers like Just Getting Started that provoke an ineffable sense of sadness as one considers how much time, money and talent has been squandered on something so thoroughly useless.