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22 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe farce is energetically written, breezily acted, and never quite as dumb as the lunkheads it's about.
- 75The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyFilled with a sweet, loopy sensibility and some fresh comic turns, Welcome to Collinwood is a low-budget American film that falls into the good-but-slight category.
- 75Baltimore SunChris KaltenbachBaltimore SunChris KaltenbachClearly a spiritual descendant of the old Looney Toons cartoons; it's not hard to imagine Daffy, Bugs, Porky and their pals in the starring roles here. And that's a cinematic pedigree worth cherishing.
- 70Los Angeles TimesManohla DargisLos Angeles TimesManohla DargisThere isn't much else to the film beyond slapstick antics and professional gloss, but the results are diverting enough, in great measure because it's essentially a scene-by-scene remake Mario Monicelli's 1958 satire, "Big Deal on Madonna Street."
- 63New York PostMegan LehmannNew York PostMegan LehmannDoesn't have the polish of "Ocean's Eleven" - but it does have George Clooney.
- 60Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonThis ensemble comedy has its inventively funny moments. But ultimately, it gets a little too cute for its own good.
- 60Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesChicago ReaderJ.R. JonesThe climactic sight gag is lifted from Monicelli's movie like a diamond from a jeweler's window.
- 50VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyAnthony and Joe Russo place too much faith in the ability of their talented thesps to carry the day over precariously thin material.
- 40SalonCharles TaylorSalonCharles TaylorA bigger problem is that since the movie is a straight remake that reprises many of the original's scenes, we have those scenes playing in our heads, and the Russos' execution just isn't up to Monicelli's. It's painful to see gags that worked so beautifully fall flat, or wither and die because of indifferent timing.