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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiLos Angeles TimesMartin TsaiAn offbeat rom-com that ventures down the film-noir path, Hit by Lightning manages to make dark comedy fresh by combining two formulas.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThanks to Jon Cryer’s likable-schlemiel shtick, a lost-cause rom-com is more watchable than it has any right to be. But that’s not enough to make Hit by Lightning remotely involving.
- 40The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergEven with a few late twists, concept exceeds execution.
- 38McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreMcClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreSlow-witted and slowly paced, with characters kept at arm’s length, our biggest concern is not whether Ricky will indeed be Hit by Lightning, but whether anybody will find a spark of life in this corpse of a comedy.
- 30The DissolveMike D'AngeloThe DissolveMike D'AngeloHit By Lightning might have worked as black comedy, but Blitt clearly lacks any instinct for genuine darkness.
- 25New York PostSara StewartNew York PostSara StewartFrom its uninspired, sitcom-y look to its phoned-in dialogue (“I love you plus infinity”; “I love you plus double infinity”) to its creaky plot, Hit by Lightning is anything but electrifying.
- 20Village VoiceChris PackhamVillage VoiceChris PackhamIt's a black-comedy plot without any blackness or actual comedy, unless mugging and bro-heiming by Mad TV's Will Sasso counts as hilarious.
- 20New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanCryer makes a likable sad-sack and Will Sasso provides balance as his narcissistic best friend. But both guys deserve better. As do we.