A smooth blend of sentiment and slapstick.
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01/26/06
Dennis the Menace (1993)
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Reviews Counted:20
Fresh:5
Rotten:15
Average Rating:4.1/10
Consensus: Walter Matthau does a nice job as Mr. Wilson, but Dennis the Menace follows the Home Alone formula far too closely.
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Based on Hank Ketcham's comic strip and the TV series. Dennis Mitchell is no menace to society. He's just a young boy whose mischievous ways constantly land him in hot water. Specifically, Dennis... [More]
Starring: Walter Matthau, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Joan Plowright
Director: Nick Castle
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Reviews for Dennis the Menace
No review available.
01/19/05
Beyond the booby traps and plentiful pranks, Dennis the Menace is truly a treat for all ages.
01/01/00
The comic has been condensed into a sweet-naturedly nutty motion picture with the buoyancy of a clutch of colored balloons.
01/01/00
Top CriticNo review available.
11/07/03
John Hughes' vision of Dennis is much more menacing than Ketcham's fans and parents of small children might reasonably expect.
04/26/07
Why, oh dear lord, why?!?
03/04/03
But it's all far too flabby, with lengthy setups that seem to go on forever. Some judicious editing to tighten up the film could have made all the difference in the overall pacing.
01/01/00
No review available.
10/27/05
No review available.
07/03/05
No review available.
01/06/04
Most children will get a kick out of it, although adults roped into accompanying their offspring may find themselves yearning to escape through the nearest exit.
01/01/00
Top CriticSomeone ought to pay for this.
08/11/03
A movie that makes you leave the theatre with thoughts of having yourself, and your neighbors, spayed is not a good thing.
01/01/00
No review available.
09/23/03
No review available.
11/01/02
Those good qualities are undermined, unfortunately, by the Switchblade Sam character, who is dirty, threatening and scary.
01/01/00
Top CriticHow to turn an innocuous comic strip into an obnoxious movie.
07/25/02
Mr. Hughes and Mr. Castle try hard to re-create a kind of timeless, idealized comic-strip atmosphere, but except for the performances of Lea Thompson and Robert Stanton... nobody in the movie seems in touch with the nature of the comedy.
05/20/03
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