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Chasing Papi (2003)

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Average Rating: 3.9/10
Critic Reviews: 20
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 17

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Average Rating: 2.8/5
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A man learns the hard way that, when it comes to women, three is more than a crowd in this frantic comedy. Tomas Fuentes (Eduardo Verástegui) is a successful advertising man living in Los Angeles who has a way with the ladies. Almost too much of a way, in fact, since he's currently dating three beautiful women in three different cities: Lorena (Roselyn Sanchez), a bright and attractive lawyer living in Chicago; Cici (Sofía Vergara), a cocktail waitress from Miami with a fiery personality; and

PG, 1 hr. 20 min.

Comedy

Elizabeth Sarnoff, Alison Balian, Laura Angelica Simon

Aug 26, 2003

$6.1M

20th Century Fox

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All Critics (57) | Top Critics (22) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (43) | DVD (9)

The only place you're likely to find such shrill and whitewashed caricatures is in the elitist pages of Hola!

April 22, 2003 Full Review Source: Village Voice | Comment
Village Voice
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I've seen episodes of The Love Boat with more emotional investment and involvement from the characters than this ...

April 21, 2003 Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | Comment
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So resoundingly awful, there may be grounds to sue for mental suffering.

April 18, 2003 Comment (1)
Washington Post
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The whole thing is loud and unfunny, not showing off anyone to good advantage.

April 18, 2003 Comment
Arizona Republic
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It's the engaging performances of Jaci Velasquez, Roselyn Sanchez and Sofia Vergara, as well as a few humorous Latin colloquialisms, that turn an otherwise inane script into a cute confection of a film.

April 17, 2003 Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | Comment
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A thin attempt at comedy and a corny take on the buddy movie.

April 17, 2003 Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | Comment
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Stereotyped Latino sitcom about a cheating man.

December 22, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Common Sense Media

[T]he flavor is Latino, but the result is like salsa flavored cotton candy.

January 4, 2004 Comment

If you're in the mood for a couple of hours of carefree fun, Chasing Papi is well worth chasing down.

May 30, 2003 Full Review Source: FilmStew.com | Comment

It's like watching Univision or Telemundo on the big screen.

April 20, 2003 Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | Comment
Austin Chronicle

The fun in this concept was already congealed on the page and the film's forced antics are painful and embarrassing to women, Latins, everyone.

April 19, 2003 Full Review Source: Film Journal International | Comment
Film Journal International

A simple-minded mishmash that could more aptly be called Chasing Pap.

April 18, 2003 Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | Comment
San Diego Union-Tribune
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Audience Reviews for Chasing Papi

Most successful farces are interesting because they exaggerate stereotypes to previously unexplored hilarity, have comical, original schtick, and occasionally push the bounds of farce to become satire. This film goes 0/3 with three strikeouts - the hat trick. The characters are neither stick to the type nor rise to

January 20, 2011
hunterjt13
Jim Hunter

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Hilarious!

December 25, 2007
ileo
Leo L

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