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4 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Film ThreatAlan NgFilm ThreatAlan NgWhat you find is this isn’t a political film about the self-destructive life of a conservative blowhard. It’s a family drama, set in the world of politics with a message of daring to change the conversation by listening to one another.
- 50RogerEbert.comNick AllenRogerEbert.comNick AllenIs American ready for a feel-good movie about a toxic, conservative talk show host who learns to listen? Maybe, but Frank Coraci’s Hot Air is too shallow, sloppy, and unfunny to lead the cause, basing itself off the nation’s divisiveness as if it were a wistful set-up for ideological kumbaya, all while being afraid of starting a tough—and true—conversation.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeNeither funny, insightful nor moving, it's mostly objectionable for its failure to exploit the facets of Coogan's screen persona that line up so neatly with the smug blatherers who dominate the AM dial.
- 30The New York TimesBilge EbiriThe New York TimesBilge EbiriThe film feints at comedy with background gags and an occasional broad performance or two, but it’s primarily a dramatic story — and not a focused one at that.