With only a smattering of genuine giggles strewn across 90 minutes, this is heavy-handed comedy of the very worst kind.
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06/15/01
Say It Isn't So (2001)
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Reviews Counted:102
Fresh:9
Rotten:93
Average Rating:3.1/10
Consensus: Those that haven't tired from Farrelly brothers' brand of comedy may still find some laughs here. Otherwise, the slow pacing and unimaginative shock gags will start to wear on the viewer.
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: With SAY IT ISN'T SO, the Farrelly Brothers (THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY, DUMB AND DUMBER) give their former First Assistant Director J. B. Rogers a shot at the big time. The result is another... [More]
Starring: Chris Klein, Heather Graham, Sally Field, Richard Jenkins
Director: J.B. Rogers
Reviews for Say It Isn't So
Top CriticYou really know a film is dead in the water when it runs for 97 minutes and feels too long.
09/10/01
You will laugh, and you’ll often feel embarrassed that you have. But you’ll feel more embarrassed for the actors who suffer the indignities of this material.
06/18/01
Top CriticAvoid like your life depended on it.
10/30/02
This film is a hogwhimpering disgrace for all concerned.
08/10/01
Top CriticThe pedestrian, predictable plot isn't really important; the film seems to exist merely as an excuse to string together gross-out sequences.
12/10/01
Poor timing and muffed set pieces are compounded by implausibility and inconsequence.
02/09/06
Top CriticIf you like your comedy crude and your romance sappy-sweet, this is some good fast-food movie goin'.
03/23/01
Top Critic... audience members who don’t take themselves too seriously will find plenty of ridiculousness to laugh at.
03/27/01
More sweet than offensive.
03/22/01
Say isn't nearly as funny as Mary. But when it is funny, it's funny in the same tasteless way.
03/23/01
The last time I felt so guilty about laughing so heartily at something so lowbrow and gross was at There's Something About Mary.
03/23/01
Credit goes largely to the charm of Ms. Graham and Mr. Klein, both of whom exude a natural, sunny innocence that contrasts starkly with the naughty incest jokes swirling around them.
10/15/02
There's nothing crude about the comedy's skillful execution.
03/27/01
Like "The Mexican," "Say It Isn't So" tries its hand at genre gender blending.
03/21/01
Whether you will laugh at Say It Isn't So will depend on your appreciation for crude, gross, outrageous jokes.
03/23/01
Please say it isn't showing.
03/22/01
Top CriticThese aren't really jokes in the sense that something funny is happening. You're mostly expected to laugh at the idea that there are people who aren't laughing, which is just shallow and incredibly easy.
03/23/01
Top CriticProbably won't make your Must See list unless you're a hardcore Heather Graham fan.
02/21/01
First-time director J. B. Rogers and new screenwriters Peter Gualke and Jerry Swallow appear determined to include as many gross-out scenes as possible at the expense of telling a believable story.
08/02/02
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