A pleasant diversion, and its makers have been smart enough to keep it unpretentious.
42
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
In the end, even Foxx is drowned out by the parade of one-note supporting characters.
25
Boston Globe
Boston Globe
Alazy rip-off of ''Dog Day Afternoon'' that is too limp to even offend.
25
Chicago TribuneJohn Petrakis
Chicago TribuneJohn Petrakis
All the principals in this cinematic mess have had moments of glory on stage and screen, and one can only hope they got paid well for participating in this comedic embarrassment.
25
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
It's a movie so foul even the folks at the NAACP Image Awards would have to look the other way.
25
USA TodayAndy Seiler
USA TodayAndy Seiler
Would not even make a decent five-minute TV sketch. At any length, it smells.
20
Film.comRobert Horton
Film.comRobert Horton
A lot of it works for two reasons: the situation allows for plenty of business with small-town eccentrics, and Jamie Foxx has been given a loose rein in the central role.