Almost Heroes 1998

Critics score:
8 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Joe Heim, Seattle Times: Unfortunately, Farley's unintended farewell is hardly memorable. Read more

Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune: All in the movie have been encouraged to play up the cartoonish aspects of their characters, and they deliver punch lines like a series of elbows to the rib cage. Read more

David Kronke, Los Angeles Times: All we're left with is a lame script and dithering direction, a lethal combination. Read more

Susan Stark, Detroit News: Read more

Anita Gates, New York Times: The screenwriters just seem to be asking for it when they have Edwards demand of his scruffy team, ''Must you and the others reduce everything to its crudest terms?'' The answer is sadly obvious. Read more

John Krewson, AV Club: The plot isn't merely stupid, but heartless; viewers aren't given a single reason to watch beyond the anticipation of seeing Farley fall off more scenery. Read more

Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader: This 1998 comedy set in the early American west isn't unwatchable, just bad. Read more

Paul Tatara, CNN.com: All of the guys on the expedition are dumb, and they say and do dumb things in dumb ways, dumbly. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: Despite his compulsion to trash everything in his midst, including himself, Chris Farley deserved better. Read more

Ron Givens, New York Daily News: Those hallmark Farley situations, when he bursts into apoplexy over some challenge or outrage, seem unconvincing here. As for Perry, he doesn't show nearly enough charm or ego to be of interest. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: This is a dreadful motion picture -- a lowbrow example of period piece comedy with terrible production values and an exceptionally poor laughs-to-jokes ratio. Read more

Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle: As knucklehead comedies go, Almost Heroes could be worse. Just how much worse is open to debate. Read more

Joe Leydon, Variety: Pacing is too slack for pic to ever achieve a satisfying comic momentum, and the limp ending is a real letdown. Read more