Against the odds of a feeble script and uninspired direction the duo do, in fact, grow on you, and there are a smattering of silly laughs.
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05/06/08
Tommy Boy (1995)
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Reviews Counted:36
Fresh:16
Rotten:20
Average Rating:5.1/10
Reviews for Tommy Boy
Top CriticInane and tasteless comedy of obesity and incompetence.
05/06/08
Top CriticIt's some indication of the wit involved that Farley is reduced to cracking fat jokes at his own expense.
02/09/06
Top CriticFarley and Spade have a definite chemistry, and they do their best to pick up the slack. [Blu-ray]
12/26/08
If this pairing sounds like movie magic to you, we're sure you'll love the picture.
05/06/08
Top CriticStupid is apparently in.
05/06/08
Top CriticNo review available.
01/10/06
No review available.
10/07/05
...Spade and Farley are so good together...
10/06/05
There’s nothing to grasp, nothing that gives off that good feeling of enjoying a comedy.
08/28/05
It's not high art -- but it IS pretty damn funny, and sometimes that's more than good enough.
08/20/05
No review available.
07/26/05
Tommy Boy unspools just as you expect it to, and the comedy is as unrewarding as the story
06/09/05
No review available.
01/07/05
Passably funny star vehicle. Nothing great.
09/11/03
No review available.
08/27/03
No review available.
08/21/03
No review available.
05/23/03
The most peculiar aspect of the movie is that some of it is played straight.
05/20/03
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