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32 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonTerrifically funny romantic comedy, is a slam-dunk for Julia Roberts, the Michael Jordan of cuteness.
- 63Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezFor the farce it so desperately wants to be, the film often feels slack and too reliant on so-so punch lines for laughs.
- 63Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonAll these good actors and all Crystal's sass and witty candor can't bring back the heyday of Billy Wilder and Preston Sturges. Or even, most of the time, their off-days.
- 63Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaChristopher Walken has the best moments in the whole thing, portraying the wacked-out auteur of the Gwen-and-Eddie vehicle. Sadly, he's only in America's Sweethearts a few hilarious minutes.
- 58Portland OregonianPortland OregonianSurprise! Crystal has given himself most of the best lines, though he also allows a Doberman to have its way with him.
- 50NewsweekDavid AnsenNewsweekDavid AnsenResoundingly so-so.
- 30Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversChockablock with things we're not supposed to notice: that Roberts is wasted; that she and Cusack have no characters to play, so it's virtually impossible to understand why she loves him or vice versa; that the script provides comedy without bite and romance without resonance.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannSan Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannThis is the downside of Roberts' giant success and her dazzling ability to charm: Every time she goes plain, as she did in the little-seen "Mary Reilly" and "Michael Collins," our princess simply fizzles.
- 25Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittFalls flat on screen, weighed down by far-fetched plot twists.
- 20L.A. WeeklyManohla DargisL.A. WeeklyManohla DargisThe film isn't just banal, it's aggressively, arrogantly banal.