Get Hard

  • 2015


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29 % Rotten
$ 111 Million
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Positive Reviews 46
Negative reviews 73
Average Rating 2.2/5
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2.5
Its jumpy and scattered instead of punchy.These scenes and others like them have some laughs, but they dont even rise to the level of sketches; theyre .. Av Club
1.5
Ferrell doesnt exactly embarrass himself here, but this is far, far from his best work. Den Of Geek
4.5
Cohen just doesnt have the chops to navigate the high wire hes walking on, which is why the movie has become easy prey for our current, all consuming .. Den Of Geek
2.5
If an over abundance of prison rape jokes and keistering are your thing, youll be in for an all too expected treat, but given the talent involved, its .. We Got This Covered
0.5
The whole film is a nonstop parade of dick jokes, rape jokes, and Will Ferrell making the same goofy faces he first introduced on SNL ages ago. Austin Chronicle
1.5
His character, a spineless, generic Wall Street caricature, really does gush buckets from time to time.) Austin Chronicle
3.0
We may be past a moment when race comedies like 1983s Trading Places get an unquestioning pass. Time Out
2.5
Serious fans of the two funnymen will probably get their chuckles others might find the un PC humour less amusing. Screen Daily
1.5
It certainly isnt laugh out loud funny, but Ferrell and Hart are charming enough to make it a somewhat pleasant experience. Collider
2.5
But the real problem is that Get Hards very idea of edge is itself pretty stale. Vulture
3.0
In spite of itself, Get Hard manages to be funny enough to both recommend and to laugh at out loud without feeling public embarrassment. Paste Magazine
2.5
The films not as clever as it seems to think it is.Certainly its not clever enough to handle provocative, even explosive material without seeming cyni .. Rogerebert
3.4
The two of them make a good team, and their little moments of improv are what sell a good deal of the raunchy comedy. IGN
2.0
This kind of racial drag hasnt got any more hilarious in the ensuing decade: you also start to notice that the films most foregrounded reference point .. Telegraph
1.5
It recycles tired cliches about awkward white people trying to be black. The Young Folks
1.5
It recycles tired clichs about awkward white people trying to be black. The Young Folks
3.0
But Get Hard frequently gets funny while throwing punches at taboo subjects. Cinema Blend
1.0
Its like something a young Robin Williams might have done, and its the only time Get Hard makes it over the low bar it aims for. Ny Daily News
1.5
The result is an absolute mess of a movie that will likely disappoint even the duos most fervent fans. JoBlo
3.5
Taken together, we get the best of Ferrells woozy wit mixing with the best of Harts snappy energetic humor without either mans schtick wearing too thi .. Screen Rant
1.9
1.5 out of 4 stars Title Get Hard Written by Etan Cohen, Jay Martel and Ian Roberts Directed by Etan Cohen Starring Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart Countr .. The Globe And Mail
2.5
Well, if you do, then Get Hard is the movie for you.Because when it comes down to it, thats what Get Hard is: An excuse to crack wise about how Will F .. Philly
1.2
The ultimate horror of Get Hard is the idea that perhaps the filmmakers thought they were making a comedy that actually said something worthwhile abou .. One Guys Opinion
2.5
But thats largely the point here crossing lines no one else still crosses. Rogers Movie Nation
1.5
10 1 2 / 10 Comedy doesnt require rules, but formula tends to be a best friend of the genre. Blu Ray
2.0
The movie is smarter than you would think, but it ultimately succumbs to the recent trend of going for overly raunchy cheap gags for laughs. Tv Guide
1.0
Anal rape jokes and racial stereotypes dominate this third rate comedy, which cant help but recall Trading Places (1983) with its class war story pair .. Chicago Reader
1.3
If it wants to make a joke about prison rape, the movie simply does. Mark Reviews Movies
1.9
The movie is a drawn out litany of race related gags and jokes about gay sex behind bars. Usa Today
4.0
Would your sensibilities be bruised by a movie that manages the triple threat of political incorrectness racism, homophobia and sexism The Times
3.0
Still, there are some good laughs here and there.Ferrell gets top billing, and his remaining fans will be satisfied, but his shtick is getting pretty .. News Review
2.5
If you put this movie on a set of scales, I think the laughs do outweigh the non laughs. (Full Content Review Sex, Profanity, Violence, etc. for Paren .. Screen It
2.0
The film has been accused of racism but its real problem is goofy, grindingly unfunny inanity. Independent
1.0
The Nature of Imitation is the sound of Dorian Concept systematically deconstructing various genres, stripping them back to the bones underneath and t .. Pop Matters
3.3
Its promising enough that you wish they could have made a movie in which theyre just making us laugh, instead of leaving us wondering how every third .. The Wrap
3.1
It squeezes a fair amount of laughs from a limited joke and, equally surprising, manages to be mostly inoffensive. News Day
3.5
Theres a consistent sense of surprise and discovery that accompanies their interactions and makes them seem funnier than if they were a well oiled dou .. Film Journal
1.0
I wanted to tell the film makers where to shove it, but having seen the movie its clear that theyve already done so. The Guardian
3.0
The cornrow scene on the poster doesnt happen in the film, but the high concept is delivered more or less efficiently, creating a tasteless, incorrect .. The Guardian
3.0
Written down, this sounds horrendous; watching it, I have to admit that I laughed ... The Guardian
2.5
This is a horrible idea for a movie. It is, however, a decent idea for an extended sketch, and thats how the first two thirds of the movie plays. Az Central
3.0
Photo: Supplied The movie is a series of raucous skits, with the plot never taken any more seriously than it absolutely has to be. Smh
3.5
Is this the latest iteration of that most dreaded style of humor, the gay panic joke Npr
2.2
Ill just come right out and say it: Get Hard is not only a bad movie but a profoundly wasted opportunity. Ew
2.0
No, this isnt remotely plausible but it might be a good thing, right Salon
3.0
Get Hard is classier than your average commercial American comedy but its still pretty crude; its the directorial debut of Tropic Thunder screenwriter .. Flim List
2.0
Yet, despite retaining a sliver of anti one percenter sentiment, its a movie 99 percent concerned with dick jokes. Empire
1.0
But the dumb jokes are stale and the result is uneven and tiresome, even though it occasionally evokes tinges of the far better Trading Places. Susang Ranger
3.0
And when the movie does make its points, it too often relies on racial, sexist, and homophobic stereotypes that detract from the enjoyment of Ferrell .. Common Sense Media
3.8
As for the movie itself, its a laugh machine, nothing more than that, but thats enough.All laugh machines should work this well. Sf Gate
2.5
The movie has a warm heart beating under its seemingly scabrous shell. Time
1.3
Somewhere amid the unbearable stereotypes that choke this sophomoric comedy is a potent blue collar revenge fantasy about an arrogant white collar cro .. Slant Magazine
2.5
The dubious merit of tiresome dont drop the soap jokes aside, Get Hard sometimes veers perilously close to committing the very sins it aspires to crit .. Washington Post
1.5
Or maybe you will be tickled by one of the hundreds of rape jokes that seem to be the movies main source of inspiration.I kind of hope not. The New York Times
2.2
Sadly, Get Hard is never funny enough or smart enough for long enough to get the point across. The Film Stage
1.3
An awful lot of Get Hard depends on gay panic humor of a weirdly squirmy and dated sort, making you wonder if this new Will Ferrell/Kevin Hart mystery .. Chicago Tribune
1.9
Heres a thought, though: Why not try making silliness your comedy default rather than tastelessness Boston Globe
3.2
Ferrell comedies tend to be hit and miss and this ones no exception, but its certainly got more honest laughs than most. Reeling Reviews
2.2
For instance, its hard to do smart, edgy race comedy while constantly reminding us that the title is a boner pun.Get it Uproxx
1.0
Get Hard is a movie that wants to be perverse so bad ... but the delicate line necessary has scribble marks all over it. Get Hard is sad scribble. Uproxx
2.0
All the comedic and visual elan of an amateur YouTube fratboy prank, include nonstop rape jokes and rampant homophobia. Are you laughing yet Flickfilosopher
5.0
Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart Work Hard to Get Hard Full disclosure: I am not a fan of Will Ferrells comedies.I hoped that Kevin Harts brand of energy a .. Blogs Indie Wire
1.2
Get Hard is an absolutely horrible, amateurishly assembled comedy that is more offensive than just about anything weve seen lately. Blogs Indie Wire
2.0
Get Hard tries for easy laughs over intelligent commentary, but it doesnt succeed at either one. Las Vegas Weekly
3.1
Dumb, juvenile comedy has its place when its funny. Unfortunately, too often in Get Hard, its not. ReelViews
3.0
But Get Hard premiered two hours ago, and it already seems more dated than Trading Places not to mention less savvy about all the subjects it pretends .. Hollywood Reporter
2.5
This exquisite comedy of tumescence is merely the mildest variation of the movies endlessendlessparade of gay sex jokes. The Atlantic
3.0
Get Hard their first collaboration is your standard Ferrell/Hart vehicle thats rarely witty enough to live up to its potential, but still delivers eno .. Lyles Movie Files
0.5
Pryor and Wilder might have been able to make something good out of it because the idea has potential.But it would require high quality writing, direc .. Tony Medley
3.0
With Ferrell and Hart involved, its probably impossible for anyone to completely resist their baser instincts to be amused by the patently offensive. .. Los Angeles Times
3.2
Will you laugh Absolutely. Could this have been a better film Definitely. Detroit News
2.5
In a day and age when bigots are continually referring to African American men as thugs, theres great opportunity to find humor in examining nonsensic .. Aisle Seat
3.5
Not that Get Hard is literally as classic and high quality a comedy as that film, but youll probably laugh just as hard at the best Get Hard jokes as .. Forbes
2.0
I wish it were just a sharper and more disciplined movie overall. Forbes
0.0
Few laughs. If the sporadically repellent new comedy Get Hard was a stand up routine, it would fundamentally be the same three jokes looped for 100 mi .. Herald Sun
1.8
Its not a great film in those moments, but its one held together by a pair of committed performances, and at least its not ugly. Consequence Of Sound
2.5
The frustratingly slow atmosphere proves effective at highlighting the hoary elements contained in Stacey Menears screenplay, with the narrative touch .. Reel Film
2.5
Together, Ferrell and Hart do their best to sell a comedy thats long on repetitive gags and short on imagination. Movie Habit
1.0
For a movie that wants to send a message about privilege and prejudice, it displays a clumsiness and exemplifies a lot of the ignorance and thoughtles .. Vox
1.0
Though what it lacks in laughs and hilarity it makes up for in offensive jokes and rage inducing intolerance. Hey U Guys
3.1
The movie seeks to make you laugh while also risking offense by going too far. It succeeds on both counts. The Star
1.5
A final defense offered up is that Ferrell is the butt of every joke. Oregon Live
2.5
Offensive by design and low brow by nature, the joke wears thin by the end, but the films saving grace is its raw energy; a feeling that anything goes .. Urban Cine File
3.0
Comedy is a genre designed to push boundaries and make us a little uncomfortable. Ner Dist
2.0
Having written broad but clever comedies Idiocracy (2006) and Tropic Thunder (2008), its disappointing to see debutant director Etan Cohen deliver a f .. Cine Vue
3.2
Ideally, this would be Blazing Saddles for folks who chug kombucha. Yet its harder to satirize race today than it was 40 years ago more sensitive time .. La Weekly
3.0
Thats the premise for this occasionally hilarious and constantly filthy comedy featuring more penis references than a PhD in human biology. Mirror
3.0
This isnt up there with Anchorman, but if youre a fan of the big guy, you wont be disappointed. Digital Spy
1.5
Ferrell briefly gets funnier as James gets harder.But overall, Get Hard becomes an increasingly unpleasant comedy, wasting two very funny stars in a b .. Tamp A Bay
1.9
A lazy attempt to drag out a Funny or Die style skit to feature length by continuously recycling about eight minutes worth of gags. New York Post
1.9
To repeat, because it bears repeating, this is a comedy whose primary, immensely original joke is straight mens fear of prison rape.Look, even if you .. Red Eye Chicago
3.0
At its core, this is another enjoyable bromance that uses cheap gags to keep the audience chuckling awkwardly. Contact Music
3.5
It handles race and class issues with broad but incisive satire, getting laughs out of tough subjects. Vanity Fair
3.5
It sounds like faint praise but Get Hard isnt terrible.Its funny often enough to stave off impatience. Hollywood And Fine
3.5
Funny bits come along every now and then, and the co stars work desperately hard for their salaries. But the spectacle is depressing for what it says .. Wsj
2.5
Get Hard doesnt always work and, quite honestly, sometimes when it doesnt work its downright offensive.
4.5
That said, not all the humor lands and thats probably an understatement. Ign
1.5
But it requires an awful lot of dense conceptual thinking to see Get Hard as a genuine satire of race, not a Bringing Down The House style exercise in .. The Dissolve
2.0
Get Hard Synopsis When millionaire hedge fund manager James (Will Ferrell) is nailed for fraud and bound for a stretch in San Quentin, the judge gives .. Movie Web
1.5
A deformed composite of every buddy comedy ever made, sliced and diced to the point of total anonymity. The characters arent buddies and the premise i .. Cinemix Tape
1.3
It isnt the most groundbreaking set up and the fact that the two men have nothing in common gives some hope that bringing them together will make it w .. ComingSoon
3.0
Perhaps it is the times we live in, but to be offended by this kind of stuff is really taking it far too seriously.This aint Shakespeare, but its fun. Dead Line
2.0
But most of its jokes arent about race at all, but about simple mismatched pair humor and lots of not particularly inspired ad libbing.Hart has the ma .. Metro New York
2.5
Obvious, lazy, tone deaf, and mean spirited and that, friends, is hard to laugh at. Flavor Wire
2.5
At the end of the day, despite all its race jokes and pervasive homophobia, it seems to have a good heart. Crave Online
2.5
But anyone with a low tolerance for politically incorrect stereotyping and lowbrow humor should sit this one out. Mercury News
2.0
Is it funny enough to make for a wholly satisfying feature length film No La
2.0
But Harts well of comic invention and scattergun quippery is dry. The Ooh Tray
2.0
Its just bad comedy falling short of its mark in the worst possible way. Lainey Gossip
2.0
The films only crime is being considerably less funny than it should be. Seven Day Svt
3.5
And yes, I thoroughly hate some comedies Ive seen over the years, but I generally dont hate on any particular actor, and I can find something entertai .. Fat Guys At The Movies
3.1
Still, if Get Hard isnt quite the biting satire that its premise would imply though its more unabashedly eat the rich than some critics have given it .. National Post
3.0
The comedy recalls the Eddie Murphy Dan Aykroyd movie Trading Places, except the satire here isnt as sharp. Winnipeg Free Press
3.0
The way its shot kills any real potential for humour and leaves a slightly unpleasant feeling in the air. Fan The Fire Magazine
1.9
I was hoping for a silly romp that maybe, just maybe could say something thoughtful about race in American. Columbus Alive
3.1
It relies too often on prison rape jokes, and makes vague attempts at racial equality humor, but never feels dangerous or satirical. Sf Examiner
2.0
That seems to be the point love em or hate em, a lot of the jokes in the 80s action films are in very poor taste but that is also what makes the movie .. Blog Bullz Eye
0.0
Was it reallywheres that old notebook12 years ago I endured Elf, writing that its gags are lazy, repetitive, and puerile.Twenty five minutes into this .. Vue Weekly
2.5
And it took three screenwriters to craft it.(Ironically, the cleanest, most nuanced jokes go over best. Us Magazine
1.3
The film is so chock full of classless humor that its hard to find any real humor in it. Johnhanlon Reviews
2.5
Without stars this funny to hold it up, its not worth looking at. Graffiti With Punctuation
2.0
Both comedians are likable and have great chemistry with audiences, just not together. Toledo Blade
1.2
The screenplay shoots for the lowest common denominator and succeeds. Movie Chambers
1.5
The audience I saw it with seemed to have their collective fingers permanently poised on the Ahhhh button but cute doesnt mean its a great film. Richard Crouse
1.9
It makes for real potential, for comedy gold and brilliant parody. Ut Sandiego
2.0
But the problem here isnt offensive humor.The problem is a premise that isnt strong enough to carry a feature length film. Abc News Go
2.5
This is an extraordinarily homophobic movie, one that relies on the very image of a dick to get a laugh out of the audience.Dicks are funny, because t .. Bad Ass Digest
1.8
This isnt scathing humor, it is sad pandering and it simply does not work. The Hollywood Outsider
1.9
Without the amiable performances of its two leads, the film could have been nasty, but as it stands, its just a lazy comedy filled with easy jokes bas .. M Live
3.0
The gurgling, infantile comedy froths on the surface as Ferrell dresses up in outlandish gangsta style and tries to look tough, but the deeper threads .. Ex Press
3.0
Will Ferrell randomly yelling baked potato with a shiv stuck in his forehead is gold Flickering Myth
1.5
Though hes good at being broad, too, Hart adapts to the straight man role well here. CultureMap
1.5
Relive the delightful humor of the 2000s with these five funny flicks by the former Saturday Night Live star. Movies About
2.0
But too often, and far too much, Get Hard settles for cliches, crudeness and stereotypes instead of anything original, clever or as scathingly funny a .. Neils Entertainment Picks
2.0
Get Hard wants to be a brash, unapologetic look at race and class but only wrings a few laughs from those topics, mostly spending its time floundering .. The Concourse Deads
3.8
Some of the gags are very good, generating the sort of laughter that will have you wiping your eyes. News Gazette
1.5
This is a big problem thats growing in comedy which needs too be addressed. The Movie Blog
1.5
View Caption Hide Caption Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart star in Get Hard, which played at SXSW. Austin Movie Blog 360
0.0
The hilarity of it all is that Darnel knows absolutely nothing about prison. Complex
1.5
One can overlook a lot of flaws in a comedy if it squeezes some steady laughs out of us, but when it cant, few film going experiences are more depress .. Cinema Stache
4.0
Its stupid and immature, but I mean that as a compliment.Stupid and immature is funny. Guff
1.5
The film is guilty of occasionally underlining its jokes like this. Delco Times



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