Kindergarten Cop 1990

Critics score:
51 / 100

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Caryn James, New York Times: In Kindergarten Cop, he plays off the Schwarzenegger image more gleefully and successfully than ever before. Read more

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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Kindergarten Cop is made up out of parts that shouldn't fit, but somehow they do, making a slick entertainment out of the improbable, the impossible, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: If Reitman's film gets closer than most to covering the bases, there remain huge gaps in plausibility and a romantic subplot any ten-year-old could tell you is just plain icky. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: A mish-mash of violence, psycho-drama and lukewarm kiddie comedy. Read more

Joe Brown, Washington Post: [Director Reitman's] got a way with kids, and found a remarkable ensemble of 30 antic urchins to work with, cashing in on kindergarten's comic terrain and the blurted brutal honesty of the kids. Read more

Rita Kempley, Washington Post: Hough Schwarzenegger remains to acting what ham hocks are to a cheese course, he manages against all odds to be appealing as the Austrian au pair. Think of it as To Conan With Love. Read more