Critic Reviews
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Jay Carr, Boston Globe
Farcical adroitness and Martin's ablity to turn on the charm keep Big Momma's House perking along.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The movie has some big laughs, yes, but never reaches takeoff velocity.
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Nell Minow, Common Sense Media
Funny Martin Lawrence in drag with potty jokes.
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Jeffrey Westhoff, Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
Big Momma's House seldom finds anything funny for Lawrence to do in drag.
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John R. McEwen, Film Quips Online
Lawrence isn't doing anything that hasn't been done before, and he's certainly not doing it any better.
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James Rocchi, Netflix
Idiotic "comedy" is larded with thick makeup and thin performances.
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James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette
squarely aimed at the type of audience willing to overlook all sorts of inconsistencies and stereotypes in a movie as long as it includes a few juicy toilet jokes.
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Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
O sonho de Martin Lawrence é ser Eddie Murphy. Infelizmente, porém, lhe faltam duas coisas: o talento do ídolo e a capacidade de atrair bons roteiros.
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James Kendrick, Q Network Film Desk
The movie has no audacity or verve; it's all recycled toilet jokes, cheap sentiment, and caricatures.
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George Meyer, Orlando Weekly
Everything about Big Momma's House looks like a twice-told joke.
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David Elliott, San Diego Union-Tribune
The comic spell that hangs over the plot like a tent of engorged cellulite, and which asks us to dig every corny, contrived, old-hat bit of folksy nonsense and jolly raunch that the writers can cram into us.
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Stephen Miller, TV Guide's Movie Guide
The hitch is that Malcolm doesn't realize what a honey Sherry is -- even a well-padded fat suit can't hide Malcolm's romantic urges, and this state of affairs sets up the film's subplot.
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, BeatBoxBetty.com
Other than a few fun moments, Big Momma's House doesn't turn out to be the rip-roaring drag queen comedy it promised to be
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J. Rentilly, TNT's Rough Cut
Big Momma lacks the guts and the wits to go for anything but cheap laughs.
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Harvey S. Karten, Compuserve
Big Momma's House gives even the notion of summer movies a bad name.
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Bob Aulert, culturevulture.net
This is a film that appears to have been made without benefit of a script -- it's a seemingly random collection of shots and scenes strung together with no concern for continuity, common sense, or an audience's intelligence.
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Rob Blackwelder, SPLICEDWire
The saddest thing about Big Momma's House is that it wastes a talented cast in roles that force them to act like idiots in order for the plot to advance.
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Duane Dudek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Big Momma's House feels thrown together without much thought or effort.
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Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
The thin sliver of a plot is just an excuse to get Lawrence in costume and let him do his thing.
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Featured Audience Ratings
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It's quite difficult to assess such a stupidly entertaining comedy. Anyone who enjoys the obnoxious humor of the modern Adam Sandler should have a ball with BIG MOMMA'S HOUSE. I enjoyed it, even though it did grow a bit tiresome and it used stupidity as an outstanding… More
It's quite difficult to assess such a stupidly entertaining comedy. Anyone who enjoys the obnoxious humor of the modern Adam Sandler should have a ball with BIG MOMMA'S HOUSE. I enjoyed it, even though it did grow a bit tiresome and it used stupidity as an outstanding principle in its humor. With that said, this is a film that doesn't have both hemispheres of its cinematic brain developed, but it is quite entertaining. It's like listening to a person who is downright stupid, but sometimes goes far enough with his or her idiocy to crack a smile.
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A painfully stupid comedy starring Martin Lawrence, Big Momma's House is one of those comedies that fails to deliver on good comedy, and opts to deliver a stupid formula of tasteless humor for the viewer. The film is awful with a poorly written script, poor cast and poor… More
A painfully stupid comedy starring Martin Lawrence, Big Momma's House is one of those comedies that fails to deliver on good comedy, and opts to deliver a stupid formula of tasteless humor for the viewer. The film is awful with a poorly written script, poor cast and poor directing. Big Momma's House is a laugh free comedy that tries too hard at making you laugh with its stupid attempt at humor, which doesn't pay off. The use of comedy here is strained, and the filmmakers clearly don't know how to create effective on-screen jokes. For that this film fails. The film is definitely not worth your time as there's nothing memorable or good about this film. The film is a poorly constructed comedy that delivers stupid, painful humor that just doesn't work. Add to that a cast that clearly don't know what they're doing, and you have a horrible comedy on your hands. Martin Lawrence has made some bad films in the past, but Big Momma's House is one of his worst. This is a film that really doesn't have any originality to it, and it's a painful experience to watch. I hated this film, and it is one of the worst comedies that I have seen. Skip this film, as there is nothing funny about this film. The film is just another run of the mill laugh free comedy with a bad cast. Watch something better. If you're looking for something funny and memorable, you won't find it here. This film was horrible, and definitely not worth your time.
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This movie is one bad joke stretched out to an hour and a bit. Lawrence im pretty sure you can do better, dont listen to Eddie Murphy!
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Good & fresh idea but it gets real old real fast.
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Pretty funny! Had me in stitches at some scenes! A must see!
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Enjoyable for a little bit, but eventually gets really annoying aside from the fun performance from Lawrence.
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A great way to start off the decade with hilarious laughs! However, it seems like a replica of Mrs. Doubtfire! That being said, it provides something that every film needs, real emotion in the end to make a film complete. Big Momma's House is not by any means a leader in… More
A great way to start off the decade with hilarious laughs! However, it seems like a replica of Mrs. Doubtfire! That being said, it provides something that every film needs, real emotion in the end to make a film complete. Big Momma's House is not by any means a leader in originality, but it is a fun comedy!
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Devoid of humour, intelligence and anything of quality. One of the worst films I've ever seen to the point where I'm not sure which is more unbelievable, the fact that this film has a sequel or that it was made in the first place.
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Martin Lawrence and pre-Sideways Giamatti. Forgettable but really funny once upon a time.
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Malcolm (Martin Lawrence) decides to investigate the case of a criminal who recently escaped from prison. The way Malcolm investigates the case is to dress up as a famous neighborhood icon, Big Momma, after the real Big Momma leaves for awhile. The woman he is going to investigate is… More
Malcolm (Martin Lawrence) decides to investigate the case of a criminal who recently escaped from prison. The way Malcolm investigates the case is to dress up as a famous neighborhood icon, Big Momma, after the real Big Momma leaves for awhile. The woman he is going to investigate is Sherry (Nia Long). Sherry was the former lover of the man who escaped from prison. Little does Malcolm know that he will become attracted to Sherry once he meets her.
I didn't really think that "Big Momma's House" was a ripoff of "The Nutty Professor." They have a lot of similarities, but I think it's a lot more like "Mrs. Doubtfire." I thought "Big Momma's House" was funnier than "Nutty Professor II: The Klumps." While both are great comedy movies with tons of laughs, this movie wins my vote for funniest movie of the year by far. Just about all the movie's pranks and lines are hilarious, especially when Malcolm slips up and says or does things that'll make you wonder if Malcolm has forgotten that he's dressed up as Big Momma.
Anybody who likes comedy movies such as "Tootsie" or "Mrs. Doubtfire" should really like "Big Momma's House," it's the must see comedy of the year! NOTE: That was my Amazon review from the year 2001.
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this is a good movie to impress both children and adults!
its funny with the laughs just coming in fast and smoothly
its a nice funny but interesting action movie
really worth a watch with the whole family
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A great comedy with Martin Lawerence. I know that it's a little cheesy but it's Martin Lawerence. The guy is funny as himself, as a woman, and even funnier as a huge old lady.
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Martin Lawrence looks so funny in his disguise as a 300-pound grandmother Big Momma while delivers a baby, takes karate lessons and plays basketball, but is dull and lame for the most part.
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Funny man Martin goes undercover.
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The best Martin Lawrence movie.
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i actually like this, nia long is always good
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