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22 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasAn outrageous and imaginative summer comedy.
- 80The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenTranscendently dumb but very funny comedy.
- 70Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanGenial rather than an affront to good taste. It's also pretty darn funny.
- 63USA TodaySusan WloszczynaUSA TodaySusan WloszczynaSchneider, with his cherub curls and scrawny physique, adopts a pussycat persona that engenders goodwill.
- 60SalonStephanie ZacharekSalonStephanie ZacharekIf The Animal -- co-written by Schneider and Tom Brady -- never quite gets fired up, at least it chugs along efficiently on its mildly inspired ridiculousness.
- 50Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorChicago ReaderLisa AlspectorMild gross-out comedy integrates a non sequitur -- a running joke made by a sidekick -- into the plot, providing some payoff.
- 50New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanIsn't quite up to the comic standard of Rob Schneider's 1999 hit "Deuce Bigalow, Male Gigolo."
- 50SlateDavid EdelsteinSlateDavid EdelsteinA perfectly decent second-banana, Rob Schneider, has been over-optimistically elevated to the top of the bunch.
- 40TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThe movie's selling point is Schneider acting goofy, chewing on worms, making goo-goo eyes at a she-goat and licking his private parts.
- 25Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittHas amusing bits of social satire, but they're crowded out of the stable by lots of bathroom and barnyard humor.