The Heat Reviews
TheMovieReport.com
The sparks that fly between the two have that much more sting, thanks to the acidically hilarious banter and Bullock and McCarthy's complete, fearless abandon.
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| Original Score: 3.5/4
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
Poor production values, shoddy editing and too many clichés cool off a seen-it-all before comedy that even Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy can't save.
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| Original Score: 2/5
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
But it's heartbreaking to watch McCarthy and Bullock work so hard to such little profit ... This is a movie that doesn't once do the unexpected thing.
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| Original Score: 79/100
Reel Film Reviews
It's ultimately clear that there's simply not enough plot to justify The Heat's absurdly overlong running time...
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| Original Score: 2/4
Top CriticDirector Paul Feig, whose Bridesmaids upended notions of what a raunchy ensemble comedy could be, does it again here with another genre.
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| Original Score: 3.5/4
The Ooh Tray
You're left with an above average buddy cop movie, a few sharp gags and the conclusion that there must be a better way to get men laughing with women than have them inhabiting written-as-male roles.
Flick Filosopher
Meanspirited where it's meant to be funny. Misogynist crap is still misogynist crap when it stars women.
Observer [UK]
As poorly scripted as Beverly Hills Cop and not as funny.
Movie Talk
The Heat is crude and rude, and its plot is pretty ropey, but as Bullock's by-the-book prissiness collides with McCarthy's slobbish street savvy, its leading ladies strike scintillating comic sparks off each other.
Birmingham Mail
It's the 'Bad Girls' who rule now!
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| Original Score: 4/5
This is London
This terrific vehicle for the perfectly mismatched comic stylings of Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy isn't a hilarious girl-power trip. It's simply hilarious.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Radio Times
The plot follows a standard formula, but the simple gender twist and great casting keep things sizzling.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Contactmusic.com
Miss Congeniality shows up The Other Guys in this riotously funny buddy-cop comedy, which overcomes its silly script with the ingenious pairing of Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
Guardian [UK]
The Heat is lean, mean and completely uninterested in anything that isn't funny.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Prepare for some hilarious laugh enforcement, Sandra Bullock proves to be the perfect foil to the uproarious Melissa McCarthy, who is fast becoming the funniest performer in cinema.
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| Original Score: 7/10
Daily Telegraph
A good cop/bad cop action comedy with the funniest two-women-above-the-title pairing in memory.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Daily Express
Bullock and McCarthy have terrific chemistry and elevate the simple-minded material with their riffing and adept physical comedy.
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| Original Score: 4/5
ViewLondon
Watchable buddy comedy enlivened by a pair of strong comic performances from its two leads, though it's also far too indulgent of McCarthy's ad-libbing and feels a good twenty minutes too long.
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| Original Score: 3/5
HeyUGuys
The film then lives and dies by how funny each individual scene manages to be. Some hit the mark, others do not.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Film4
Engagingly acted character comedy takes precedence over the nominal action-comedy plot, which involves the usual mysterious crime kingpin and the whereabouts of a big shipment of drugs.
