Movie Reviews3.4/10
Zoolander 2 Review: Ten Years Later, Still Not Funny
A sequel of models and mockery, wherein Derek and Hansel return to the runway to find the old jests grown stale.
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Movie Reviews4.4/10
Along Came Polly: Ben Stiller’s Risk-Avoider Meets Jennifer Aniston’s Free Spirit — a Pleasant Film That Never Delivers
A risk-averse man and a free-spirit woman: Along Came Polly promises a great change, but never quite delivers on it.
Movie Reviews2.7/10
‘Little Fockers’: A Tired Echo of Its Predecessors
A review of Little Fockers, the third Meet the Parents film, which repeats old jokes without adding anything new.
Movie Reviews6.4/10
‘DodgeBall’ Review: Vince Vaughn’s Underdog Comedy Wins the Ball Game
A tale of a small gym owner who rallies a band of oddballs to battle a corporate foe in a grand tournament of dodgeball.
Movie Reviews6.1/10
Ben Stiller’s male-model spoof still lands its jokes about an industry that takes itself seriously
Zoolander at 25: Ben Stiller's 89-minute fashion satire, its Bowie walk-off, Mugatu's conspiracy, and the cameos that made it a cult comedy.
Movie Reviews3.8/10
Meet the Fockers Review: A $522.7 Million Machine That Forgot the Misery
A retrospective review of Meet the Fockers (2004), the $522.7M sequel that turned a family comedy into a franchise machine louder and emptier than the original.
Movie Reviews4.7/10
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb: A Tired Farewell to a Dying Magic
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb review — the 2014 farewell that runs on a dying tablet, good pieces and no assembly. 4.7 of 10.
Movie Reviews6.7/10
Ben Stiller’s Bad Weekend With the In-Laws Still Holds Up 26 Years Later
Meet the Parents review: Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro in a 2000 comedy where a family visit becomes an interrogation. Strong premise, uneven second half.
Movie Reviews7.1/10
Tropic Thunder Spent Its Budget on Explosions and Its Contempt on Everyone Watching
Tropic Thunder (2008) review: Ben Stiller's war-film satire, Robert Downey Jr.'s method actor, Tom Cruise's Grossman, and where the joke lands.
Movie Reviews6.1/10
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa runs 89 minutes and never once sits still
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa moves the zoo animals to the African savanna. A fast, funny sequel that improves on the original but settles for less.
Movie Reviews5.4/10
Walter Mitty’s Daydreams Are the Whole Point, Not the Escape
Ben Stiller's The Secret Life of Walter Mitty tells you to stop dreaming and start living — but its daydreams are the best part. Our review scores it 5.4/10.
Movie Reviews4.8/10
Night at the Museum Wastes Its Best Idea on a Plot That Never Slows Down
Night at the Museum review: Ben Stiller, Robin Williams and a Golden Tablet that can't save Shawn Levy's chaotic 2006 hit.