Big Momma's House Reviews

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Bob Graham
San Francisco Chronicle
June 18, 2002
Full Review | Original Score: 3/4
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Globe and Mail
March 19, 2002
Full Review | Original Score: 2/4
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Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
January 1, 2000
This movie is rotten.
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Desson Thomson
Washington Post
January 1, 2000
[Martin Lawrence] delivers.
Original Score: 3/5
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Kevin Maynard
Mr. Showbiz
January 1, 2000
[Big Momma] is about as old as her pantyhose.
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Paul Clinton (CNN.com)
CNN.com
January 1, 2000
You may find yourself waiting for a commercial break. Sadly, it never comes.
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Sean P. Means
Film.com
January 1, 2000
The movie is more than a single never-ending fat joke, but not much more.
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Ben Falk
BBC.com
January 1, 2000
Full Review | Original Score: 2/5
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Robin Rauzi
Los Angeles Times
January 1, 2000
The whole project works so hard at creating funny situations that Lawrence gets no chance to be funny as himself.
Original Score: 1.5/5
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Geoff Pevere
Toronto Star
January 1, 2000
This movie may well disappoint fans seeking the blue-streaked Lawrence of stand-up and tabloid infamy.
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Jonathan Foreman
New York Post
January 1, 2000
It's not only inferior to all Murphy's movies (even Coming to America), it's a lot less funny than most of Lawrence's own film work.
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Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
January 1, 2000
The movie has some big laughs, yes, but never reaches takeoff velocity.
Full Review | Original Score: 2/4
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Andrew O'Hehir
Salon.com
January 1, 2000
Had me cackling and stomping my feet along with the rest of the preview audience.
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James Berardinelli
ReelViews
January 1, 2000
It's as big a failure as Battlefield Earth.
Full Review | Original Score: 1/4
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Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
January 1, 2000
Lawrence doesn't give Big Momma any special, hidden slyness.
Full Review | Original Score: D+
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Tom Keogh
Film.com
January 1, 2000
This is pretty much a lazy film with a few lighthearted moments and no substance.
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Jay Carr
Boston Globe
January 1, 2000
Farcical adroitness and Martin's ablity to turn on the charm keep Big Momma's House perking along.
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Susan Stark
Detroit News
January 1, 2000
The plot's going nowhere, so why not bring on the fun?
Original Score: 2/4
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Philip Wuntch
Dallas Morning News
January 1, 2000
Big Momma is broadly entertaining and efficient.
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Susan Wloszczyna
USA Today
January 1, 2000
There's something about a plus-size floral housedress that brings out the best in many male comics, and Lawrence is no exception.
Original Score: 2.5/4
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