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Death to Smoochy
2002
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Death to Smoochy
Positive Reviews
21
Negative reviews
12
Average Rating
2.7
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3.0
The result comes out loud, brash, vulgar, and considerably entertaining.
Austin Chronicle
3.0
The premise for Death To Smoochy isnt particularly original, echoing as it does any number of late night TV comedy bits about Barney the purple dinosa ..
Screen Daily
0.6
To make a film this awful, you have to have enormous ambition and confidence, and dream big dreams.
Rogerebert
3.5
Despite the presence of the always irritating Robin Williams, the film is packed with enough zingers and another great performance by Ed Norton, to ma ..
JoBlo
3.0
Only those with a high threshold for outrageous characters, zany one liners, and extravagant set pieces will be able to slog through to the upbeat fin ..
Spirituality And Practice
1.3
Its a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so.The movie is without intent.
Mark Reviews Movies
2.5
The premise is silly enough to wring out some laughs, but the plot plays out disappointingly.
Usa Today
3.8
Some critics will probably complain this comedy is not dark or edgy enough.Trust me, it is plenty dark and edgy.
Lariat
4.2
And besides: Beating up a guy in a foam rubber rhino suit is just plain funny.
Eric Ds Nider
1.0
Jim Lane By This article was published on 04.04.02 Advertisement A TV kiddie show clown (Robin Williams) gets fired over a bribery scandal and sets ou ..
News Review
3.8
Nevertheless, such material offers some decent laughs and moments here, although most are more amusing than downright funny or hilarious.
Screen It
3.8
Its also an impressive achievement for DeVito, who turns Adam Resnicks hyperbolically cynical screenplay into a kinetic cartoon full of brain spinning ..
Cs Monitor
1.0
Impishly inventive little send up of fear and loathing in kid vid land.
Film Journal
1.5
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Emanuellevy
1.9
A lot of the beats are a bit too familiar from previous entries in the series, which isnt surprising given that this is the fifth film to play off the ..
Q Network
1.8
Who hasnt made at least one jolly crack about wanting to do the Purple One bodily harm
Ew
0.5
A lot of the situations are so ridiculous and far fetched making this all the more hard to swallow.
Cinema Crazed
4.0
Bold and deeply messed up, this is a great lost gem unjustly overlooked at the box office.Rediscover it.
Empire
3.8
In Death to Smoochy, we dont get Williams usual tear and a smile, just sneers and bile, and the spectacle is nothing short of refreshing.
Sf Gate
2.5
Much like Robin Williams, Death to Smoochy has already reached its expiration date.
Slant Magazine
1.5
In fact, life will be pretty much ridiculed with the same meanness and cynicism as are the rest of the films targets.
Washington Post
3.8
While Roger Michells film does indeed take a bad detour in its home stretch, it is on the whole a brisk and absorbing morality play.
Mr Brown Movies
3.1
And the final moments bring a warmth to all three central figures Sheldon, Nora, and Rainbow that could never have been predicted.
The Movie Boy
1.8
This anticipated flick wastes its talent with a high concept screenplay by Adam Resnick (Lucky Numbers) that takes its one joke premise and bludgeons ..
Reeling Reviews
3.1
Unsentimental, non glamorized, and unclouded by the usual overlay of rose colored nostalgia, this is a raw but rewarding motion picture.
ReelViews
2.5
Movies offer us wildly divergent stories with vivid, close up emotions, and so did the six fimmakers we invited to take part in the Envelope Directors ..
Calendar Live
3.0
Ever wonder what it would be like to kill Barney.Were betting DeVito thought about it quite oftenand things never turn out good for that purple dinosa ..
Hollywood
2.5
Director Danny DeVito definitely has a gift for absurd black humor that kicks in here and there, but Adam Resnicks script is slavishly mean spirited a ..
Seattle Pi
3.8
Courtesy Photo DEATH TO SMOOCHY 109 minutes | Rated: R Opened: Friday, March 29, 2002 Directed by Danny DeVito Starring Robin Williams, Edward Norton, ..
Spliced Wire
3.8
But the movie has just enough clever moments including a hysterically funny ice show climax and some amusing musical numbers (especially the one about ..
Deseret News
4.5
Death to Smoochy is a splendid parody with a splendid cast that delivers every punch with glee.
Urban Cine File
3.1
All in all, a funny movie which needed a tighter edit and little more humor, to be even better.
Three Movie Buffs
1.5
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Kansas City
1.3
Oh, theres a lot of naughty words sprinkled into every line of dialogue, but all the crude language in the world doesnt make it the wild, demented com ..
Montreal Film Journal
3.5
Director DeVito has referred to this film as a cross between Barney and Pulp Fiction. He wishes.
Film Quips Online
2.5
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Freep
2.5
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Movie Eye
3.1
Could have been a killer black comedy, but as it turns out Death to Smoochy is only near fatal.
Fantastic A Daily
3.1
Theres so much thats just right in Danny DeVitos dark, behind the scenes satire of childrens television that its frustrating and a bit puzzling that t ..
Seattle Times
2.5
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