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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannSan Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannWhat we have here isn't a disaster, exactly, but a very handsomely produced let-down.
- 40L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn DumpertL.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn DumpertBad in such a bizarre way that it's almost worth seeing, if only to witness the crazy confluence of purpose and taste.
- 25Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertA perfectly good idea for a comedy, but it just plain doesn't work. It's dead in the water. I can imagine it working well in a different time, with a different cast, in black and white instead of color--but I can't imagine it working like this.
- 25Boston GlobeBoston GlobeA throwback war movie that fails on so many levels, it should pay reparations to viewers.
- 25New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickIt's not surprising to learn that the story -- which the press notes assert is loosely based on fact -- has been kicking around Hollywood for 15 years. It's that bad.
- 20The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottRarely has a movie worked so hard to be so inconsequential.
- 20Los Angeles TimesGene SeymourLos Angeles TimesGene SeymourLet's hope -- shall we? -- that the "true story" that allegedly "inspired" All the Queen's Men was a lot funnier and more deftly enacted than what's been cobbled together here.
- 10Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonThe fiercely original Eddie Izzard is wasted in this botch, not something you could say for lucky millionaire Friend Matt LeBlanc.
- 0The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasStultifying.
- 0Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe comedy is nonexistent.