By Ryan Parsons | Image property of 20th Century Fox
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Why does it always seem like the first and earliest review to come out for a film is always extremely negative or extremely positive? In the case of Grandma's Boy, the first review claimed that the film was full of laughs. However, now that other critics and moviegoers have had their chance with the film it just doesn't seem that funny anymore.
Grandma's Boy Reviews
Below are three reviews for the comedy Grandma's Boy. One of the reviews is positive while the other two are negative. Though this ratio sounds OK, there is actually a ton more negative reviews on the net than positive for this one.
Toronto Star
Everything you probably need to know about Grandma's Boy , which slinks into movie theatres today with barely an advance peek, can be found in the dog's breakfast of credits.
But the movie never really goes anywhere with the gag of the title, instead devolving into a series of lewd and moronic set pieces that make "infantile" seem like a compliment.
7M Pictures
After being subjected to these meaningful, awards-worthy films, I found it a relief to go to the theatre and watch “Grandma’s Boy.” I forgot what it was like to laugh in a big room full of strangers.
There’s your fair share of extreme humor in this film, notably in the first ten minutes with a screamingly funny “hair gel” scene to rival that in “There’s Something About Mary.” Also, the geek humor is some of the best I’ve seen. Having grown up a geek on the outskirts of society, I can completely relate to the secondary characters of this movie. If only we could each have a Linda Cardellini walk into our lives... sigh...
Entertainment Weekly
Grandma's Boy, a low-gas frat comedy about a 35-year-old videogame tester (Allen Covert) who moves in with his grandma and her two friends, does a very thorough job of reducing every recognizable member of the cast to probable career lows. Everybody Loves Raymond's Doris Roberts, as Grandma, gets stoned, chugs a beer, burps, and crushes the can.
Possibly the fact that the exec producer is Adam Sandler, who clearly pulled this movie together for his friends — director Nicholaus Goossen and Covert (who also co-wrote) are longtime Sandler pals — but showed enough sense to stay otherwise far away.
Grandma's Boy is about a 35 year old guy who finds himself without a place to live and forced to move back in with his grandma.
Grandma's Boy is already out in theatres. Some of us will be busy with the move to Newport Beach this weekend and will unfortunately be unable to see this film.
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