70
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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80CineVueJamie NeishCineVueJamie NeishMindhorn is a ridiculous comic creation taken to extraordinary, laugh-a-minute heights.
- 80The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawThere are such great gags, and it is acted with such fanatical gusto by Barratt that it’s impossible not to root for this unlikeliest of heroes.
- 80Time Out LondonCath ClarkeTime Out LondonCath ClarkeThorncroft is a gem of comedy creation – played to perfection by Barratt.
- 80Total FilmNeil SmithTotal FilmNeil SmithA rib-tickling homage to the gumshoe shows of yesteryear, with an endearingly daffy mindset.
- 75The PlaylistOliver LytteltonThe PlaylistOliver LytteltonThe film is very, very funny, consistently.
- 70Screen DailyCharles GantScreen DailyCharles GantCo-writers Julian Barratt and Simon Farnaby fly the flag for a rare original idea with the goofy, genial, fitfully inspired Mindhorn.
- 63Paste MagazineDeborah KriegerPaste MagazineDeborah KriegerIt’s clear, in any case, that Mindhorn is a labor of love for the cast and crew, and while it’s not as memorable as the comedies it recalls, its attention to more serious underlying themes is commendable.
- 60EmpireKim NewmanEmpireKim NewmanThough stuck with stretches of guff and looking all too convincingly like video-era rubbish TV, Mindhorn delivers regular proper laughs and eventually wrings just enough drops of pathos to scrape by.