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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Los Angeles TimesMichael OrdoñaLos Angeles TimesMichael OrdoñaThe movie is Barrymore’s, of course. Even after the initial jolt of seeing her as a cursing hellion and an ambitious hanger-on wears off, she does not disappoint.
- 63Slant MagazineMark HansonSlant MagazineMark HansonThe film allows the scion of one of Hollywood’s most notable families to interrogate her relationship with celebrity in self-aware fashion.
- 60CNNBrian LowryCNNBrian LowryAs movies go, The Stand In certainly isn't a headliner. Yet like its title character, the movie and its star get about as much mileage as they can out of this opportunity.
- 38Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreDrew’s still got it even if The Stand-In doesn’t.
- 33IndieWireKate ErblandIndieWireKate ErblandWhatever The Stand In wants to announce itself as, no amount of bald-faced lies and winking observations about Hollywood can change what it really is: a bad movie, made worse by all the wasted possibilities.
- 30VarietyTomris LafflyVarietyTomris LafflyUltimately, the only respectable thing that remains consistent throughout The Stand In is the beguiling appeal Barrymore brings to both of the personalities, even though neither of them is particularly likable.
- 25RogerEbert.comNell MinowRogerEbert.comNell MinowThe film meanders somewhere between comedy-ish and drama-ish, never managing either.