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Without A Paddle (2004)

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Average Rating: 3.9/10
Reviews Counted: 125
Fresh: 18 | Rotten: 107

Without a Paddle has a few laughs, but not enough to sustain its running time.

19

Average Rating: 4.2/10
Critic Reviews: 31
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 25

Without a Paddle has a few laughs, but not enough to sustain its running time.

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Average Rating: 3.3/5
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Movie Info

Just as the old saying goes, a trio of hapless city-dwelling friends (Seth Green, Matthew Lillard, and Dax Shepard) find themselves spiraling out of control up a very brown river in this raucous comedy from Little Nicky director Steven Brill. Heading out for a weekend canoe trip in search of an elusive 200,000-dollar treasure, the trio must contend with everything from raging rapids to backwoods mountain men if they're ever going to uncover the secret of the missing booty. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

PG-13, 1 hr. 39 min.

Comedy

Harris Goldberg, Mitch Rouse, Jay Leggett

Jan 11, 2005

$58.2M

Paramount Pictures

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All Critics (133) | Top Critics (31) | Fresh (21) | Rotten (110) | DVD (20)

Without has all the freshness of moldering Playboys stashed under a mattress, but it evokes what few boys-will-be-boys larks can: chumminess.

August 27, 2004 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | Comment
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How do you siphon the laffs from a surefire gut-busting premise like city slickers stuck in the sticks? ... you assemble a cut-rate Three Stooges, inject tired '80s nostalgia and some moralistic goo about carpe-ing the diem.

August 25, 2004 Full Review Source: Village Voice | Comment
Village Voice
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Think Road Trip meets City Slickers. Then dial the humor down a few notches, and you're left Without a Paddle.

August 20, 2004 Full Review Source: USA Today | Comment
USA Today
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Forget being up a raging creek without a paddle, these poor losers are lost in a wilderness that permits no comedy.

August 20, 2004 Full Review Source: Toronto Star | Comment
Toronto Star
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The first half of the film is enjoyable but hit and miss. After that, it's just miss.

August 20, 2004 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | Comment
San Francisco Chronicle
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A larky, throwaway movie.

August 20, 2004 Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | Comment
Sacramento Bee
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Even a paddle can't keep this movie from sinking.

December 29, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Common Sense Media

Shepard, Green and Lillard have good chemistry, and this bodes well considering there are three characters to play off each other rather than just two

November 23, 2009 Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | Comment
7M Pictures

I kept looking and hoping for a laugh that never came. (Blu-ray Edition)

May 12, 2009 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comment
Movie Metropolis

Maybe the filmmakers should have called the picture Without a Laugh.

May 12, 2009 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comments (2)
Movie Metropolis

Gets into the male bonding mode with a casual, instinctive flair that breathes more life into the Steven Brill comedy than it may actually merit.

June 28, 2007 Full Review | Comment
Long Island Press

Gets into the male bonding mode with a casual, instinctive flair that breathes more life into the Steven Brill comedy than it may actually merit.

May 15, 2007 Full Review | Comment
Long Island Press

Without a Paddle is a sloppy effort, yet even a clichéd comedy could be fun if it actually delivered on laughs.

November 17, 2006 Comment

A sloppy, lowest common denominator comedy

April 14, 2005 Full Review Source: Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema | Comment
Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema

Average comedy, the acting is fine, but the script is pretty lame and it doesn't have a lot of good jokes.

April 9, 2005 Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Without A Paddle

This is one of those comedies that though not perfect, are still very entertaining and fun. Though it isn't a perfect film, Without a Paddle is a fun, comedy that has plenty of things to offer. This is overall a mindless comedy that anyone can enjoy. Not excellent by any means, but really fun, Without a Paddle is one

December 31, 2011
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Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski

Super Reviewer

I guess it's The Hangover in a completely different setting. You have Seth Green playing a doctor "the smart guy", a chilled and relaxed, rebellious guy and a not so smart, unusual guy. They are all man child characters in this very uniquely made comedy and I think it had more than enough laughs to keep one

December 24, 2011
Michael M.
Michael Miller

Super Reviewer

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