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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 40The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenWants to be an outdoor, barbecue-grilled "Barbershop" but lacks the pungency and honesty of its prototype.
- 30Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasGood-natured but it's a dud.
- 30Village VoiceVillage VoiceEventually, the pointlessness of The Cookout exudes a modicum of charm, but the simple-minded mess still lacks the wit and moral weight of an episode of "Family Matters."
- 25New York Daily NewsNew York Daily NewsThere isn't a genuine laugh or a character who isn't a stereotype in The Cookout, a lifeless comedy featuring a cast of familiar faces who must have needed the paycheck.
- 25Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumSends comedy backward in time, and we're in the 1970s, ethno-sitcom style: These Andersons in their out-of-date white, snooty gated community apparently confuse themselves with their forebears on The Jeffersons.
- 20TV Guide MagazineAngel CohnTV Guide MagazineAngel CohnIt took a village of screenwriters and story creators - including costar Queen Latifah and first-time director Lance Rivera - to cram just about every imaginable stereotype about African-Americans and white people ever conceived into this short, unappetizing comedy.
- 20VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonLoosely plotted and wildly uneven farce.
- 20The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsGives virtually every cast member a shot at humiliation.
- 10The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckA painfully unfunny, would-be comedy.
- 0New York PostMegan LehmannNew York PostMegan LehmannNasty, borderline bigoted, stunningly amateurish film.