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37 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeIt’s both funny and familiar to see these two incredibly different personalities thrust together for what’s meant to be a short ride. [SXSW work-in-progress review]
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe naggy tension between the leads turns into a fine chemistry. [SXSW work-in-progress review]
- 50The PlaylistRyan OliverThe PlaylistRyan OliverA comedy that’s really quite hyper-violent, a little nasty in tone, and never as funny as it should be. [SXSW work-in-progress review]
- 42The A.V. ClubA.A. DowdThe A.V. ClubA.A. DowdThe demands of action and comedy, however, are apparently much too great a weight for this action-comedy to Lyft.
- 38Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreNanjiani just kills when he’s grabbing stereotypes (meek, moral South Asians, overly-polite drivers) and shaking them to their senses. But the wisecracks thin out and grate when the violence takes center stage. And Stuber is stupidly violent.
- 30Los Angeles TimesJustin ChangLos Angeles TimesJustin ChangIt’s not the clumsiness of the filmmaking that rankles so much as the hypocrisy.
- 25Slant MagazinePat BrownSlant MagazinePat BrownMore than its violence, the film is defined by its vileness, its straight-faced attachment to outmoded ideas about masculinity and law enforcement.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleThis film is like cynicism transformed into celluloid, a movie made without love and with no vision, except of dollar signs.
- 25Washington PostAnn HornadayWashington PostAnn HornadayEven Nanjiani’s endearingly funny turn isn’t enough to elevate Stuber above its own trite, lazy aspirations. He might drive away with the movie, he just doesn’t drive far enough.
- 20Time OutPhil de SemlyenTime OutPhil de SemlyenClearly surge pricing also applies to jokes, because it’s mostly about as funny as a traffic jam.