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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 30VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangAn innocuous abduction of viewers' time, if nothing else, King's Ransom is an appealingly cast but terminally bland farce.
- 30The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinDevotes its first two acts to establishing the comic monstrousness of all its characters.
- 25San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubSan Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubPiles cliched character upon cliched character, and then doesn't give any of them very much to do.
- 20TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghCrass, trashy and none-too-funny comedy.
- 20Los Angeles TimesKevin CrustLos Angeles TimesKevin CrustLifeless and laughless.
- 20The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckA desperately strained comedy.
- 20Village VoiceVillage VoiceCharlie Murphy's hilarious gay gangsta, relegated to the filmic down low, provides a modicum of depth in an otherwise supremely shallow effort.
- 12New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanDumber than the worst UPN sitcom.
- 0New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickNone of this is remotely funny.
- 0The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenIncoherent mess of a film.