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23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIf it proves nothing else, this movie establishes that it is impossible for a film to get the NC-17 rating from the MPAA for language alone. This takes the trophy for dirty talk, and I've seen the docs by Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy and Andrew Dice Clay.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyWhile the impulse for his concert may have been confession and atonement, the cumulative effect is one of a guy struggling mightily to reconcile his divided self.
- 60VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonBy turns defiant and apologetic, gleefully raunchy and anxiously defensive.
- 50Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisHe doesn't just kill a good buzz. He bludgeons it.
- 40The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinLawrence's public foibles haven't magically transformed him into a comic genius, but they have made his act surprisingly poignant, if never especially funny or profound.
- 30The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottThis picture is mostly a lump of run-of-the-mill profanity sprinkled with a few remarks so geared toward engendering audience sympathy that you might think he was running for office -- or trying to win over a probation officer.
- 25New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardIn his new concert film, a train wreck of self-regard, self-pity and not-so-humble pie, Martin Lawrence doth protest too much.
- 25USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigThe comedian's braggadocio here is more wearying than that of the most self-absorbed rapper. And worse, it comes at the expense of humor.
- 20L.A. WeeklyMark OlsenL.A. WeeklyMark OlsenIt's Lawrence who throws Runteldat (as in "run and tell that") off key, repeating an admonition about "the trials and tribulations of life" that sounds suspiciously insincere coming, as it does, from a guy smothered in diamonds.