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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Washington PostRita KempleyWashington PostRita KempleyA surprisingly amiable romp about a zany quartet of escaped mental patients four who flew out of the cuckoo's nest.
- 70Time OutTime OutDespite the barrage of one-liners and almost farcial plot twists, Zieff's light touch and some unselfish ensemble acting make this team genuinely endearing.
- 60EmpireKim NewmanEmpireKim NewmanA well-put together team performance, with enough in-jokes and self-effacement to steer clear of any detours into bad taste.
- 60TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineWriters Jon Connelly and David Loucka have fashioned a script that works largely because of the efforts of the four capable and credible actors who comprise The Dream Team: Christopher LLoyd, Stephen Furst, Peter Boyle, and Michael Keaton.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe Dream Team is essentially a formula picture filled with missed opportunities. The fact that it has several passages that really work, and that the actors create characters we can care about, only underlines the bankruptcy of its imagination.
- 50The New York TimesVincent CanbyThe New York TimesVincent CanbyThere's nothing dreadfully wrong with The Dream Team, Howard Zieff's new comedy, except that it's not funny too much of the time. On those occasions when it is funny, the humor less often prompts laughter than mute appreciation of the talents of the principal performers - Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd and Peter Boyle.
- 50Los Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonLos Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonSo clearly derived from the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest that you might begin to wonder when Jack Nicholson will show up. The Dream Team isn't unusual, but it's funnier than, say, Twins or Fletch Lives. It can't really hit any classic highs, perhaps because it regards rebellion as cute and paranoia as a running gag. The jokes, to stick, need grittier, sawtooth edges.
- 50Chicago TribuneDave KehrChicago TribuneDave KehrIt's a baffling, unconvincing experience, though it has a few moments of mild charm.
- 25Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrUnless you're on its let's-laugh-at-the-loonies wavelength, The Dream Team is singularly unfunny. The writing and direction are smugly vacant, behaving as if the basic concept is so innately hilarious that neither need bother fleshing it out with characterization and inventiveness. The only thing prodigious about The Dream Team is its cheap witlessness. It makes Rain Man look like King Lear. [07 Apr 1989, p.35]