Dude, Where's My Car? 2000

Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times: Following these two clumsy, unpretentious doofuses as they jump from one brisk gag to another is a gentle, cozy experience, especially if you compare these harmless vignettes to the brutal and vitriolic spirit of, say, a comedy by the Farrelly brothers. Read more

Gary Dowell, Dallas Morning News: The majority of its gags fall woefully flat, and its brief, 83-minute running time often seems to drag for an eternity. Read more

Stephen Holden, New York Times: A surprisingly sweet, mild-mannered movie for a teenage comedy spoof, and that's not a good thing. Read more

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Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: The definition of aiming low is when the John Hughes film you're ripping off is Weird Science. Read more

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Andy Weil, Houston Chronicle: I was embarrassed that I enjoyed a movie so juvenile and stupid. But then I thought, 'Dude!' and I was OK. Read more

Jan Stuart, Newsday: To call this humor politically incorrect would be to unjustly credit its creators with any sort of ideology that could then be violated. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: A one-joke motion picture, and that one joke rapidly grows tiresome. Read more

Wesley Morris, San Francisco Chronicle: Operates in a limbo between the relentlessly moronic and the legitimately entertaining, while almost solving the vehicular existentialism suggested by its title. Read more

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Joe Leydon, Variety: Pic is transparently thin -- even at just 83 minutes, it feels desperately padded -- but fitfully amusing. Read more

Jessica Winter, Village Voice: Daft and lovable and even kinda daring, Dude deserves its truly clueless studio's belabored support. Read more