Chasing Papi: Critic Reviews

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MovieWeb: 0 reviews

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RottenTomatoes: 56 reviews

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Dave Kehr New York Times (Top Critic)

20

All of this self-actualization is accompanied by some of the most tiresome slapstick to be seen since the premature retirement of Pauly Shore.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Mike Clark USA Today (Top Critic)

25

Imagine a movie so broadly conceived that it was written, directed and all parts were played by Charo.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Desson Thomson Washington Post (Top Critic)

So resoundingly awful, there may be grounds to sue for mental suffering.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Rita Kempley Washington Post (Top Critic)

Mendoza alleges she took on the negligible project to demonstrate the diversity of Hispanic American womanhood. What she demonstrates is a clear grasp of stereotype.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Wesley Morris Boston Globe (Top Critic)

63

Verastegui is a handsome guy ... but saddled with English he has charisma only a lumberjack could love.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Ed Gonzalez Village Voice (Top Critic)

The only place you're likely to find such shrill and whitewashed caricatures is in the elitist pages of Hola!
Full Review » 9 years ago
Houston Chronicle (Top Critic)

Full Review » 9 years ago
Mario Tarradell Dallas Morning News (Top Critic)

50

It's the engaging performances of Jaci Velasquez, Roselyn Sanchez and Sofia Vergara, as well as a few humorous Latin colloquialisms, that turn an otherwise inane script into a cute confection of a film.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times (Top Critic)

63

I cannot recommend Chasing Papi, but I cannot dislike it. It commits no offense, except the puppylike desire to please.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Allison Benedikt Chicago Tribune (Top Critic)

50

A thin attempt at comedy and a corny take on the buddy movie.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Carrie Rickey Philadelphia Inquirer (Top Critic)

63

A buoyant antidote to those toxic all-you-need- is-love romantic comedies.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Randy Cordova Arizona Republic (Top Critic)

20

The whole thing is loud and unfunny, not showing off anyone to good advantage.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Megan Lehmann New York Post (Top Critic)

38

The sledge-hammer attempt to appeal to the country's fastest-growing movie-going demographic makes for a clunky narrative and one-note characters.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Jay Boyar Orlando Sentinel (Top Critic)

40

Cliched characters, implausible situations and a comic style reminiscent of an out-of-control party make for an unfunny, if generally good-natured, ordeal.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Kirk Honeycutt Hollywood Reporter (Top Critic)

Designed to appeal to various segments of the Hispanic population in the United States and at the same time to the lowest common denominator, Chasing Papi is lame and predictable.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times (Top Critic)

50

Not every Latina is going to go along with this message movie disguised as a comedy and may in fact find it patronizing.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Nell Minow Common Sense Media

40

Stereotyped Latino sitcom about a cheating man.
Full Review » 1 year ago
Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed

Full Review » 3 years ago
Michael Szymanski International Press Academy

20

Full Review » 7 years ago
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com

40

Full Review » 7 years ago
Daniel M. Kimmel Worcester Telegram & Gazette

40

[T]he flavor is Latino, but the result is like salsa flavored cotton candy.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Boston Phoenix

Full Review » 9 years ago
Richard Horgan FilmStew.com

If you're in the mood for a couple of hours of carefree fun, Chasing Papi is well worth chasing down.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Jim Shelby Palo Alto Weekly

50

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Full Review » 9 years ago