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23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 78Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovAs befits a comedy monolith based around a loose series of old Saturday Night Live skits, Blues Brothers 2000 is essentially a series of flamboyant comedy and musical set-pieces, some of which soar and some of which merely twitch, but all of which are infused with a ceaseless beat-your-head-in comic sturm und drang; if one gag doesn't do it for you, surely the next one will.
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliDespite the cries of "sacrilege" by some Blues Brothers and Saturday Night Live (where the Belushi/Aykroyd act started) die-hards, Blues Brothers 2000 represents a respectable follow-up to a uniquely American classic.
- 75San Francisco ExaminerBarbara ShulgasserSan Francisco ExaminerBarbara ShulgasserThe best way to characterize "The Blues Brothers 2000" is as a fabulous concert film with incredibly bad patter between the songs. If you ignore the silly plot that links the extravaganzas together, you'll have a great time.
- 60The New York TimesLawrence Van GelderThe New York TimesLawrence Van GelderThe movie only really comes alive when the music plays and people sing and dance.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe film is lame comedy surrounded by high-energy blues (and some pop, rock and country music).
- 42The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinThings pick up a bit toward the end, abetted by a string of relatively energetic musical numbers, but they can only partially redeem a film that's as pointless as it is perfunctory.
- 40EmpireAdam SmithEmpireAdam SmithNothing Landis can do makes up for a limp plot bolstered by distinctly Cannonball Run-ish car smashes and an irritating sprog. And the movie's not even out in the year 2000.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleThere are chase scenes and car pileups. This wasn't fresh in 1980. It hasn't gotten any fresher.
- In the tradition of misbegotten sequels that stagger into theaters long after the original movie's release, this follow-up to 1980's BLUES BROTHERS may find a sympathetic berth with ardent fans. But newbies are warned to stay away, unless they feel compelled to experience endless scenes of pointless buffoonery and crashing cars.
- The Blues Brothers may now just qualify as the most overextended one-joke shtick in history.