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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe best thing about the movie is that it keeps drawing conclusions in opposite directions.
- 75Portland OregonianShawn LevyPortland OregonianShawn LevyThere are a few chuckles, a few head-scratches and, thankfully, very few missteps. It charms.
- 50Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisIt's a movie so late in noticing a shift in American male grooming that for a documentary on the subject to work, Spurlock would either have to pitch it to our grandparents (or be a grandparent) or trace the arc of the shift and unpack it.
- 40Time OutDavid FearTime OutDavid FearTheir brotherly bickering may be a useful time killer until the new Arrested Development episodes drop, but it's ultimately foamy filler added to a frustratingly frothy film that says nothing about its subject.
- 40Village VoiceNick PinkertonVillage VoiceNick PinkertonWhile making a priority of squeezing in every usable bit of celebrity face-time, Mansome passes by potentially interesting digressions without more than a wayward glance.
- 40Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovMansome is mostly miss, and pretty thin as well.
- 40New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThink of Mansome as the equivalent of a $10 manicure: It'll modestly enhance your day without making any lasting impact.
- 38Slant MagazineSlant MagazineThe sociological commentary and historical perspectives are superficial at best and the targets often too easy.
- Mr. Spurlock's film already feels a few years late to the discussion of an easily mockable subject, but it is a dud as a diversion.
- 0The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinIf Spurlock had simply followed Waters around for 80 minutes, the result would be more entertaining than Mansome. Hell, 80 minutes of John Waters sleeping would be more fun than Mansome.