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Dirty Grandpa
M18 (SINGAPORE)
2016
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Dirty Grandpa
Positive Reviews
9
Negative reviews
103
Average Rating
1.3
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1.8
But the movie never really leaves the gutter, mostly because screenwriter John Phillips cant stop hitting every numbingly one note comedy gong: Old pe ..
EW
0.0
I began giggling with a kind of metaphysical embarrassment for everyone involved in the enterprise, and, eventually, for all of humanity itself.
Rogerebert
0.5
Robert De Niro hits rock bottom opposite Zac Efron in this atrocious excuse for a comedy.
Variety
1.5
Dirty Grandpa isnt a clever riff on a sex comedy, done by smart actors its the barest bones version of a sex comedy, done by actors who know much bett ..
We Got This Covered
2.0
Tinged with the sadness of watching a beloved elderly relative making a bloody old fool of himself.
Time Out
1.0
Steer away from Dirty Grandpa, just as you would sidestep a dog turd on the pavement.
The Guardian
2.0
This grossout comedy takes De Niro fans into a new emotional phase that I can only call post despair. We are past being astonished and horrified.
The Guardian
1.3
Turns out, Dick was just joshing Bradley; he actually doesnt tolerate discrimination, unless its under his own auspice as a good natured ribbing.
1.0
Or, you could say its as funny as child molestation, a subject which, incidentally, inspires one of its least tasteful gags.
The Hollywood Reporter
0.0
A sad and, in the end, utterly sappy affair that recycles the same checklist of tropes that lulls audiences into thinking they are watching an edgy co ..
0.5
Dirty Grandpa is like watching a friends mediocre improv troupe do an extended spring break sketch. And your friend just happens to be Robert De Niro.
The New York Times
1.0
Dicks grandson, Jason (Zac Efron), isnt necessarily bad so much as hes uptight.
IGN
1.0
This is the most engaged De Niro performance in at least five years: his dialogue is both apocalyptically unfunny and clearly enunciated, which someho ..
Telegraph
0.5
Therefore, the film isnt actually offensive because its trying so hard to be and failing miserably.
0.5
In a word, Dirty Grandpa is tasteless. Crass, belligerent and egregious would also suffice. Unnecessary, even.
The Young Folks
2.0
Theres something dated about the script, graspingly keen to be edgy but often wearyingly outmoded are we honestly still treating gay euphemisms as a b ..
1.0
Dick thinks Jason needs this vacation, because hes marrying the wrong woman, and is trapped in an unsatisfying law career.
Cinema Blend
0.5
Unfortunately for Jason, he is unwittingly forced to escort his widowed grandfather Dick Kelly (De Niro) somewhere I dont remember where and it doesnt ..
JoBlo
2.5
Theres little chemistry between a sadly unfunny Efron and a sleepwalking De Niro, and both Jasons awakening and Dicks plotting feel forced. (
The Globe And Mail
1.3
If Dirty Grandpa does anything, it should be to make you stop weeping for De Niros lost greatness. He brought this upon himself.
Philly
0.5
But it doesnt work, because the picture is 99% foul language, sleazy situations, drug humor, gay bashing, ugly stereotyping and assorted raunchiness.
One Guys Opinion
0.5
In his daze, Jason doesnt realize he has a swastika inked on his forehead.
Blu Ray
0.6
Heres the really discouraging thing, though: De Niros performance isnt necessarily bad here.
Mark Reviews Movies
1.5
If the idea of Robert De Niro saying vagina a lot or visual gags that portray Efron as a pedophile are your idea of funny, Dirty Grandpa will fit the ..
1.9
Still, The Words is a solid drama thats anchored by one of Coopers very best performances with the films ambitious nature generally compensating for i ..
Reel Film Reviews
0.0
Be ashamed, Robert De Niro, be deeply ashamed of every scene of Dirty Grandpa, a sleazy comedy spurting unfunny jokes from a lost time.
The Times
3.0
As filthy as the title suggests, Dirty Grandpa wont go down as De Niros finest work.
Radio Times
0.5
I dont know if I would have done anything meaningful or worthwhile with that lost time.
Screen It
2.0
There are a few moments of hilarity, but most of the film seems merely grotesque. Its baffling as to what draws De Niro to such material when he shoul ..
Independent
1.5
Heres some free advice for Efron: If theyre laughing at you, it probably means they dont respect you.)
The Wrap
0.5
Dick isnt a person, just a checklist of bad behaviors like drinking, smoking and (especially) cursing.
News Day
1.9
For Dirty Grandpa, hes a filthy granddad indeed, providing dubious life lessons to an unhip and unwilling grandson played by Zac Efron.
Toronto Star
1.0
It makes The Godfather Part II, Taxi Driver and Raging Bull all suddenly seem like a long time ago and far away.
Daily Mail
1.5
Its too bad hes working so hard against that type that hes slumming it in complete nonsense like Dirty Grandpa.
Cinema Crazed
1.0
Worse still, they dont even tough it out till the end, descending into a mire of sentimentality every bit as sticky and icky as one of grandads tissue ..
Eye For Film
0.5
The whole experience makes you feel rather grubby afterwards; I couldnt wait to soak in the bath.
1.0
And dont confuse the title with Johnny Knoxvilles mischievous Bad Grandpa.
Susang Ranger
2.0
You really dont need a review to come to the conclusion that Dirty Grandpa is a horrible movie.
Flickering Myth
1.0
Fast moving and often very funny, it is outrageously entertaining in places.
Express
3.2
In the cinematic wasteland of January, Dirty Grandpa is a minor bright spot: perverse and subversive, if not somewhat predictable.
The Film Stage
0.0
As youve most certainly heard, theres an online petition demanding the White House take action on this travesty.
Uproxx
2.0
Indeed, thanks to Ride Along 2, it doesnt even register as the worst American comedy released this month.
The Irish Times
1.5
A running gag in Dirty Grandpa involves Robert De Niro sticking his thumb in Zac Efrons butt. But to use that as a metaphor for watching this poor exc ..
Blogs Indie Wire
1.0
Of course, to fully enjoy Dirty Grandpa youll also need a high tolerance for stories in which a top dog continually triumphs.
Standard
0.6
But director Dan Mazur (Da Ali G Show) doesnt tell a good enough story to justify the non stop raunchiness.
Aisle Seat
2.2
Within this scene, a lot doesnt work: the pacing, the staging, Efrons preppy bafflement.
Consequence Of Sound
1.3
Except thats not the word he uses, and I dont think the limit was ever reached.
Nj
1.0
Dirty Grandpa is simply unadulterated, sick coloured inanity, tainted and anarchic yet totally inapt.
Hey U Guys
0.0
I dont even know at the end of the day if hes supposed to be Jewish or Catholic in this picture.
Film Freak Central
1.5
The main problem with Dirty Grandpa is that, despite a few chuckles, it isnt overly funny.
Film Ink
1.0
Since hes a lawyer, hes at least three or four years post college having had to go to law school.)
Maki At The Movies
1.0
For what its worth, and it isnt much, the film does possess one mildly amusing gag.
Cine Vue
1.5
A one trick pony for its entire first act, Dan Mazers raunchy comedy relies entirely on the tension between motormouth vulgarity (De Niro) and straigh ..
La Weekly
1.0
For now though, this is what weve got: an insidiously misanthropic road trip yarn, steeped in vile dudebro privilege masquerading as equal opportunity ..
Lw Lies
2.0
Advertisement Director Dan Mazer throws as much comedy at us as possible, rather than giving it time and attention to make sure it works but that does ..
Nz Herald
4.0
Then theres a Terminator reference, a Starship Troopers quote and an outstanding Andre the Giant anecdote.
Flicks
3.1
A mix of laughs and guffaws and snorts that neither makes you proud of yourself nor makes you regret giving this fluff a shot.
Red Eye Chicago
1.5
The vulgarity is piled on here like a pastrami sandwich from Slymans Deli. The script is carpet bombed with dirty, genital sex talk in lieu of crafted ..
Cleve Land
1.0
I cant say for certain Dirty Grandpa is the worst movie De Niros ever made, but thats just because hes cranked out so many stinkers in the last couple ..
Screen Crush
3.0
Theres nothing clever about this deliberately rude and vulgar comedy, but certain audiences will find it absolutely hilarious.
Contact Music
0.0
That being a comedy in more than name only, things went awry in a piquantly poetic and wickedly entertaining fashion.
Killer Movie Reviews
2.5
You can only take so much of a randy Robert De Niro joking about taking a number 3 or other stuff that rhymes with truck that I cant repeat. Lets just ..
Patriot Ledger
2.0
Keen to follow the Judd Apatow formula crude gags plus big hearted sentiment Dirty Grandpa winds up losing the courage of its gross out convictions. O ..
Scmp
1.3
As Lionsgate doesnt have a history of gross interference in a filmmakers vision and sure doesnt shy away from edgy cinema, one can only assume that Ma ..
0.5
But the shabbiest aspect of the whole enterprise is that the script cant even fully embrace its truly sordid nature.
Straight
0.5
Except theres no meaning in or between the lines here; just unrelenting, unfunny noise.
Cinemix Tape
1.5
The nutty 2014 frat boy comedy Neighbors (2014) is proof of his comedic chops.
Straits Times
0.0
That company certainly doesnt seem to want to show it as they wisely didnt make Dirty Grandpa available for critics in advance of Thursday nights open ..
Dead Line
2.0
A bit about Dick spiking beer cups with Xanax doesnt even bother following through.
Metro New York
2.0
Dirty Grandpa had potential to be a good gross out comedy, but its mostly just gross.
One Room With A View
0.0
And in a notorious zero star pan, Roger Ebert proclaimed, This movie doesnt scrape the bottom of the barrel.
Flavor Wire
0.5
I was offended by Dirty Grandpa. Just not for any of the reasons the filmmakers wanted me to be offended.
Crave Online
2.0
But I dont think knowing youre going for the lowest common denominator should be an excuse for making a bad movie.
What Culture
3.0
Told in a fractured, non linear style, with overlapping narratives retelling the story from different perspectives, the parts can be tantilising but t ..
Bitly
1.0
Doing the job well is all that matters here.False heroics arent required.
Scots Man
2.2
That incompetence combined with the occasional burst of disreputable laughter makes Dirty Grandpa oddly lively for a movie thats largely terrible.
Film Avclub
1.5
Youre left begging for the punch to the jaw you know cant happen.)
The Verge
1.3
To be sure, theres often nothing quite as liberating as a raunchy, foul mouthed comedy, but the R rated moments have to be woven into the storyline, n ..
Clclt
0.5
DIRTY GRANDPA is nothing more than an exercise in wink and nudge boorishness that leaves a bad taste in your mouth.
Fresh Fiction
3.0
I enjoyed seeing De Niro play a different version of the foul mouthed hothead (as opposed to the oodles of gangsters hes played over the years).
Fat Guys At The Movies
1.2
Where do I start here DeNiros Dick Kelly isnt a character so much as a constant spewer of outrageousness, the outlet of the screenwriters desperate de ..
New Republic
1.0
Two incredibly talented stars, at different ends of their careers, somehow brought together by the lowest points on their CVs.
Sky
1.5
Exhibit A: attractive, non threatening, blandly accommodating Shadia.
Winnipeg Free Press
1.5
Dirty Grandpa has a couple of jokes that work and live up to its name, and Aubrey Plaza was beamed into it from another planet but in every other way ..
Trespass Mag
1.0
If theres a worse film scheduled for release this year, I really dont want to see it.
Daily Star
0.5
This is a movie that desperately wants to be a raunchy, politically incorrect, gross out comedy. It gets as far as desperate.
Toronto Sun
2.0
The film progressively gets worse the lower it sinks, and yet despite its indefensible badness, Dirty Grandpa is still marginally entertaining, if onl ..
Blog Bullz Eye
1.0
If you would rather spare yourself the torture of having the image of the legendary, Oscar winning actor tarnished for good, then you are advised to l ..
Cairo 360
0.6
It would be hard to say that the movie doesnt improve from there (how much lower can it go).
Johnhanlon Reviews
1.0
Dirty Grandpa is a film that almost makes you want to relegate the great De Niro to movie jail.
Graffiti With Punctuation
1.3
Dirty Grandpa is lazy, pathetic and stupid, and while it wont put you in the ground, it may fill you with regret, temporarily muddle your intellect or ..
MLive.com
0.0
Dirty Grandpa is painful, charmless and cruel, carrying a bleak outlook on humanity legitimately alarming to behold.
The Film File
0.5
The movie really goes for it like, to a shocking degree. And, well, I laughed. (Ugh.)
L.A. Biz
2.0
There is one saving grace in Aubrey Plaza, of Parks and Recreation fame, who plays an incorrigible flirt. Otherwise, cold showers all round.
Herald Scotland
0.5
It isnt just clichd and lowbrow its also mean, incoherent and pointless.
Junkee
2.0
Its a crassly assembled sketch comedy that drags on way too long.
The Hollywood Outsider
1.0
The only thing this movie can do is pull its dick out and wave it in our faces, which isnt all that funny.
Ex Press
1.5
Its a shame someone with such talent as DeNiro would star in something like this.
Konexión
2.0
De Niro delivers these filthy lines with wit, power, and grace hes Robert De Niro!
All Movie
1.5
A word about Jason: hes everything that his grandfather isnt conventional, polite and a corporate lawyer.
Japan Times
0.6
Its only January, but Dirty Grandpa is so desperately unfunny and excruciatingly endless at 102 minutes that its dead certain for a top spot on lists ..
Play Boy
3.0
If the simple goal of a comedy is merely to entertain and make you laugh, then Dirty Grandpa more than succeeds.
Ib Times
1.0
If youre looking for a gross out comedy there are better examples out there.
1.5
So if Dirty Grandpa isnt up to standard, De Niro must take some of the blame.
What She Said Radio
2.5
Imagine the most crass teen sex comedy redux with a more perverted old man.
BlackFilm.com
1.9
Suddenly, Dirty Grandpa is a lesson about life and choices and following your heart
Dcw50
1.5
The flick is really just a cobbled together series of funny skits.
Times Herald
0.5
This painfully unfunny, deliberately offensive comedy marks a new low in Robert De Niros career. Avoid like your life depended on it.
Wow 247
2.5
Great comedy catches people off guard. It pulls the rug out from under their feet and leaves them gasping for air. Dirty Grandpa does neither.
Nuvo
0.5
Its a lowpoint for everyone involved, its unbeleivable that DeNiro accespted to be involved in it.
Reforma
1.5
Lacking any real purpose, Dirty Grandpa show us the work of a homophobic, misogynistic and uninspired director.
Cinema Movi L
2.0
There are some laughs to be had in Dirty Grandpa if youre 13 years old or have a sense of humor that hasnt developed far beyond that.
Den Of Geek Us
0.5
And now hes wasted this sensibility on an overblown kids movie with a trite ecological message.
Facebook
2.0
The film tries to emulate The Hangover and Bad Grandpa, but its far from any of those.
Time Out México
3.8
A film that requires you to embrace dark humor and everything politically incorrect, but in the end, a fun film.
Garuyo
1.5
Zacs a straight laced, nubile innocent who inspires lust, a Millennial version of Terry Southerns 60s female sex object Candy.
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