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34 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertEight different characters, all played by Murphy, all convincing, each with its own personality. This is not just a stunt. It is some kind of brilliance.
- 60SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirThis is a parlor trick, but it's a hell of a good one.
- 58Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldMurphy is remarkably convincing -- even endearing -- as each of the characters.
- 50New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardIt's just like Paul McCartney's first solo album after the Beatles broke up; he played all the instruments himself -- because he could.
- 30Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovSporadically funny, the film seems weighted down, literally, with bulging, bulbous Murphys flatulating endlessly.
- 30TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghAn amazing technical accomplishment that never becomes a coherent movie.
- 25Portland OregonianKim MorganPortland OregonianKim MorganAn annoying, unclever, unlikable movie.
- 20Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorChicago ReaderLisa AlspectorWastes most of its 110 minutes making impotent jokes about male sexual behavior and the repugnance of old women.
- 20NewsweekDavid AnsenNewsweekDavid AnsenWhat was a ragged but often hilarious charmer has been genetically altered into a deafening and desperate mutant.
- 10Dallas ObserverRobert WilonskyDallas ObserverRobert WilonskyIt will linger like a foul odor or the taste of tinfoil between the teeth.