The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Reviews
San Francisco Examiner
Carrey is the movie's ace up its sleeve. He's at his frighteningly manic best. If the Academy ever considered awards for comedies released in March, Carrey certainly deserves one.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)
Normally, this type of comedy would be a fun, forgettable ride. But these days, it feels like a welcomed wonder.
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| Original Score: B+
MediaMikes
A sweet film with a message of never giving up on your dreams, "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone" gets by on the magic of a game cast.
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| Original Score: 4/5
tonymacklin.net
In The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, Jim Carrey makes a great freak, and Carell and Buscemi are total geeks.
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| Original Score: 2.5/5
Film4
Big silly fun in the Anchorman vein, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone is packed with great gags, recognisable characters and performances from comedians at the top of their game.
Observer [UK]
As lightweight as a ping-pong ball, this charming, slightly over-extended comedy sends up films about showbiz rivalries.
Scotsman
Fitfully amusing, but does its own disappearing act from your mind as soon as you leave the cinema.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Killer Movie Reviews
Any sense of the ponderous in telling this tale with a definite moral is more than offset by the gentle silliness with which the story is told.
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| Original Score: 3/5
7M Pictures
much better than it has any business being
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
Vulture
The true comeback story in this fictional comeback story doesn't belong to a character named Burt Wonderstone, but to an actor named Jim Carrey.
Aisle Seat
If Siegfried dumped Roy and then launched a vendetta against Criss Angel, you'd have The Incredible Burt Wonderstone. It's a funny movie that is also more thoughtful than it initially appears.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Top CriticThis comedy about a magician who must hit bottom before rising again to the wonder of his beloved craft pulls plenty of sweet moments and a slew of laughs out of a story that might have been thin air.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Contactmusic.com
While not the laugh riot it could have been, this comedy consistently amuses us with its pastiche characters and silly gags. It threatens to get bogged down in sentiment at a few points along the way, but manages to veer back.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
Hollywood.com
As with any great magic trick, Wonderstone is effective in diverting our attention to the small moments.
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| Original Score: 2.5/5
This may be the kind of semi-bad, semi-inspired comedy that could not only stand repeated viewings but perhaps improve with them.
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)
In this entertaining yet inconsistent movie, Carrey is the incredible one.
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| Original Score: B-
Screen It!
Overall, I found the film entertaining enough to warrant a slight recommendation. (Complete Content Details for Parents also available)
"The Incredible Burt Wonderstone" isn't incredible, but it's a nicely performed bit of programmed Hollywood hilarity.
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| Original Score: B-
Back Stage
Though formulaic and a bit uneven, "Burt Wonderstone" is further proof that Steve Carell's small-scale comedies have their pleasures.
