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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60Village VoiceVillage VoiceDumbbells manages to be pleasant and largely inoffensive despite early indications that it might turn into a T&A-fest.
- 50Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiLos Angeles TimesMartin TsaiWith verbal jabs and sight gags in equal measure, the script proves serviceably funny. As the film progresses, though, the hilarity does not escalate along with the outrageousness.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckIf it was still the 1980s, then Dumbbells might actually be a hit.
- 20The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenThe movie is so incoherent that its screenplay, by Mr. Drolet and Mr. Richards, might as well have been scrawled between takes as it was being filmed.
- 0New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanA few barely conceived scenes allow Carl Reiner, Tom Arnold and Jay Mohr to show up for a quick paycheck. What’s that title again?
- 0RogerEbert.comRogerEbert.comWorst of all: Dumbbells is never as shocking as it so desperately strains to be. What is shocking is the fact that this movie is seeing the light of day in actual theaters — even during the January dumping-ground time.