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21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanFor all the story's bland familiarity, it has winning moments. Allen's no actor, but he projects a likeable personality.
- 60VarietyScott FoundasVarietyScott FoundasPretty formulaic stuff: bland self-empowerment tinged with warm fuzzies in all the right places. But what makes this "Somebody" something is Pasquin's deft touch and understanding with the material.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumIt turns out that Joe ends up liking the old Joe better too. Who just so happens to be the kind of average-Joe character that continues to make Allen such a tidy, non-Joe bundle.
- 50Miami HeraldCharles SavageMiami HeraldCharles SavageThe best scenes in the movie belong to James Belushi.
- 50Baltimore SunChris KaltenbachBaltimore SunChris KaltenbachThis is harmless fun for the holiday season, but Tim Allen doesn't give movie the punch it needs.
- 50Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldIt's routine, TV sitcom fodder, but the supporting cast is better than average.
- 40TV Guide MagazineSteve SimelsTV Guide MagazineSteve SimelsThe picture is nearly stolen, however, by co-star Greg Germann (of TV's Ally McBeal) in the role of Joe's company's resident corporate weasel. Germann's squinty-eyed insincerity is truly a marvel to behold, and it's an astringent corrective to the film's rather too frequent feel-good passages.
- 38New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardAn unimaginative schoolyard-bully comedy.
- 38New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanThe demands of formula eventually stifle anything that even looks like inspiration or honesty.
- 20Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorChicago ReaderLisa AlspectorWasn't worth Allen's time and isn't worth yours.