The Replacements 2000

Critics score:
41 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Ebert & Roeper: Read more

Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News: Read more

Susan Stark, Detroit News: Better-than-average. Read more

Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News: Has no real surprises, but the audience has fun. Read more

Elvis Mitchell, New York Times: This negligible comedy might as well come with a bouncing ball so members of the audience can recite the dialogue along with the actors. Read more

Bob Longino, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: While there's plenty in this movie that's mildly funny, The Replacements is nothing more than a high school romp. Read more

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: A haphazard film about half as sophisticated as the average beer commercial. Read more

Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle: Don't be fooled. The movie is bad -- very, very bad. Read more

Paul Tatara, CNN.com: A barely coherent comedy. Read more

Steven Rosen, Denver Post: The Replacements is pretty good when it sticks to comedy. Unfortunately, it doesn't. Read more

Nekesa Mumbi Moody, Associated Press: A retread of an oft-used Hollywood plot. Read more

Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: The incisive, close up photography by The Sixth Sense's Tak Fujimoto outclasses the story by yards. Read more

Globe and Mail: Read more

Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture: Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: There are good sports movies, indifferent sports movies, and bad sports movies. The Replacements in nestled somewhere between the latter two. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: It's like a standard sports movie, but with every point made twice or three times -- as if we'd never seen one before. Read more

Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com: A new low in the career of director Howard Deutch. Read more

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: Just like a low-budget football comedy, only with money. Read more

Joe Leydon, Variety: A frankly formulaic but agreeably funny comedy. Read more

Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: A field goal, not a touchdown. Read more