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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 78Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenCheech & Chong's first movie is still their best. The duo wrote the genial script about the never-ending search for great pot, and a good supporting cast co-stars.
- 75TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineThe funniest of all the Cheech and Chong movies, UP IN SMOKE provides a feast of gags for the sympathetically minded.
- 70The New YorkerPauline KaelThe New YorkerPauline KaelFairly consistently funny.
- 63Slant MagazineSlant MagazineThat’s the trouble at the center of the benign but tepid ganja-classic Up in Smoke: Its toking Abbott-and-Costello duo are so content to simply drift away in clouds of smoke that the audience is often left behind looking for the jokes.
- 60IGNIGNAnd on this particular trek, the 70's duo find themselves in comedic situations which hit and miss in relatively equal measure.
- 60Washington PostGary ArnoldWashington PostGary ArnoldIn a brilliant reenactment of what must be one of their definitive routines, these Furry Freak Brothers from opposite sides of town proceed to get acquainted over a joint the size of a blunderbuss muzzle. It's a new classic among comedy-team encourters: hilarious rapport at first toke. [11 Oct 1978, p.B1]
- 50Time Out LondonTime Out LondonAs the most fun comes not from watching the movie but from recalling great lines later, it would seem that the audio success of C & C has not translated too well into visuals.
- 40Washington PostWashington PostUnfortunately, Up In Smoke winds up as a hapless attempt to wrap a few very funny Cheech and Chong routines around a tired plot of counter-culture cliches. [6 Oct 1978, p.19]