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28 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumArriving amid the traditionally withered harvest of January releases, Orange County is peachy.
- 80Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversIt's the new year's first happy surprise.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaThe movie is hipper than its L.A. establishment credentials would suggest.
- 60Film ThreatMichael DequinaFilm ThreatMichael DequinaNot only harmless, but actually quite funny and charming.
- 50Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumFor my money, what keeps it bearable is mainly the mugging of the older folks -- not just Jack Black, who steals the show in a part seemingly inspired by John Belushi, but Catherine O'Hara, John Lithgow, and cameos by Chevy Chase, Lily Tomlin, and Kevin Kline.
- 50New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardUnder different direction, Orange County might have drawn a savvy cult audience that would appreciate the black-comedy possibilities of Shaun's idolatry of a certain writing professor (Kline), the homoerotic overtones inherent in best-buddydom and pyromania as a sexual turn-on.
- 50The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenThis is a picture with a perfect sense of proportion: There's a mini-Hanks, a mini-Spacek and a mini-Kasdan in a mini-comedy that's minimally entertaining.
- 50USA TodayMike ClarkUSA TodayMike ClarkEvery performer puts vigor into an otherwise limp exercise, as if word were out that this would be the last comedy ever made about late-adolescent concerns.
- 25Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldIt should have been a cut above the usual teen comedy. But it touches the same old bases in the same old dumb ways.
- 20Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonThe movie is less than nothing special. The movie veers between pretentiousness (oh, the plight of the instant, start-up Artist) and vacuousness.