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BIG MOMMAS: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SONMovie Reviews
Comedy about a 17 year-old boy who, with his father, goes undercover at an all-girls school after witnessing a murder. Cast:Martin Lawrence, Brandon T. Jackson, Faizon LoveDirector:John WhitesellRelease Date:February 18, 2011DVD Release:June 14, 2011From:20th Century FoxRating:PG-13Length:1 hr. 47 min.
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son played to poor reviews. • Kirk Honeycutt wrote in the Hollywood Reporter, "...doesn't offer much that’s original or funny.... an anxious attempt to revive a franchise running out of gas." • And Roger Moore wrote in the Orlando Sentinel, "...a sad excuse for a cross-dressing sequel." More Reviews Below...
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son Positive Reviews (17 Reviews, reviews below)
Adam Markovitz, Entertainment Weekly: WEAK(cg) "There's no point explaining the flimsy buddy-com clichés... Clowning around underneath that fat suit must be exhausting. Almost as much as watching it."(See all of Adam Markovitz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 132 words, 02/25/11
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (7 Reviews)
Mike Hale, New York Times: WEAK "...amiable, schlocky... Some narrative nonsense involving a murder and an F.B.I. mole sets the scene for both Mr. Lawrence and Mr. Jackson to don fat suits... smooth pap..."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 306 words, 02/19/11
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...so drained of entertainment or simple humanity it is difficult to relate to as anything other than industrial artifact.... slapped together with haphazard disregard..."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 476 words, 02/19/11
Rafer Guzman, New York Newsday: POOR(cg) "Even for a fat granny comedy, a new low in quality and laugh count.... crashes and burns within minutes, then spends another hour and a half coasting toward death."(See all of Rafer Guzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 304 words, 02/19/11
Nick Schager, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...the narrative's prime objective is milking nonexistent laughs from Lawrence's latex-swaddled sassy-mammy... anorexic in terms of comedy, action, and romance..."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 191 words, 02/18/11
KEY CITIES (2 Reviews)
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: POOR(cg) "...a sad excuse for a cross-dressing sequel.... Martin Lawrence has become trapped in the one persona that still pays the bills. And that character isn't funny any more."(See all of Roger Moore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 497 words, 02/18/11
Tom Russo, Boston Globe: POOR(cg) "...big, dopey... Lawrence pulls his prosthetic bazoombas, tablecloth dresses, and bad wig out of mothballs for another case as FBI agent-in-drag Malcolm Turner."(See all of Tom Russo's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 442 words, 02/19/11
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (7 Reviews)
Nick Schager, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...the narrative's prime objective is milking nonexistent laughs from Lawrence's latex-swaddled sassy-mammy... anorexic in terms of comedy, action, and romance..."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 191 words, 02/18/11
Mack Rawden, Cinema Blend: POOR(cg) "...intermittently lazy and apathetic.... not even intermittently funny. I smiled maybe twice. Most of the time, I was just bored and irritated."(See all of Mack Rawden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 912 words, 02/19/11
Tom Meek, Boston Phoenix: WEAK(cg) "The biggest laugh in the film comes from an uncredited Faizon Love as a janitor who wants to get on Momma's caboose bad."(See all of Tom Meek's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 168 words, 02/24/11
Keith Phipps, AV Club: POOR(cg) "...only a fraction of the purse-slapping, fat-jiggling energy on display when the series began.... Even Big Momma deserves better than this."(See all of Keith Phipps's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 338 words, 02/18/11
Ed Gonzalez, Slant: POOR(cg) "...a true rubber-necker's delight, a comedy so inconceivably tacky that it will make you question whether or not you're laughing at the film or with it."(See all of Ed Gonzalez's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 840 words, 02/18/11
MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher: POOR(cg) "Director John Whitesell doesn't so much direct the movie as throw a juvenile cinematic tantrum... I wonder if Whitesell has actually ever met a woman."(See all of MaryAnn Johanson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 355 words, 02/16/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Mike Hale, New York Times: WEAK "...amiable, schlocky... Some narrative nonsense involving a murder and an F.B.I. mole sets the scene for both Mr. Lawrence and Mr. Jackson to don fat suits... smooth pap..."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 306 words, 02/19/11
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...so drained of entertainment or simple humanity it is difficult to relate to as anything other than industrial artifact.... slapped together with haphazard disregard..."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 476 words, 02/19/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Joe Leydon, Daily Variety: FAIR "...kind of a drag when it resorts to frantic slapstick... but modestly engaging during stretches that suggest the project would have worked better as an exuberant musical."(See all of Joe Leydon's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 547 words, 02/18/11
Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter: WEAK "The third time is not the charm... doesn't offer much that's original or funny.... an anxious attempt to revive a franchise running out of gas."(See all of Kirk Honeycutt's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 742 words, 02/18/11
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...so drained of entertainment or simple humanity it is difficult to relate to as anything other than industrial artifact.... slapped together with haphazard disregard..."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 476 words, 02/19/11
Mike Hale, New York Times: WEAK "...amiable, schlocky... Some narrative nonsense involving a murder and an F.B.I. mole sets the scene for both Mr. Lawrence and Mr. Jackson to don fat suits... smooth pap..."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 306 words, 02/19/11
17.6 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son's reviews are separated by an average 17.6 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (17 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son's reviews cover 22.6% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 7,342 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 432 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son Coverage, Volume & Length (17 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 62.4 Hours After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son's reviews on average broke 62.4 hours after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (17 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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