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32 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttCheerfully disconnected from the real world, bearing a great resemblance to screwball comedies of old.
- 50Dallas ObserverJean OppenheimerDallas ObserverJean OppenheimerOverly broad and silly at times, the film also has an "important" message to pass along to its young viewers.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe cast is cute and the action is colorful, but the comedy isn't as captivating as it sets out to be.
- 50Chicago TribuneMark CaroChicago TribuneMark CaroThe cinematic equivalent of Trix. It's just made to be enjoyed by certain folks more than others. Will girls like it? More than their parents.
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoiceThe whole project reeks of vanity, but it doesn't take a Columbia degree to see that any movie where the Michelle Tanners trudge via sewer from CPS to 125th is an instant camp classic.
- 40L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasL.A. WeeklyScott FoundasReverts to a fire-sale slapstick scenario that includes multiple tumbles into toilets/sewers/ dumpsters; a visit to a Harlem beauty shop that's all homily-spouting mammies and swishy, finger-snapping dandies; and the attempted inducement of a constipated dog's bowel movement.
- 38Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPlays like "Sixteen Candles" meets "Beetlejuice." Yet for all the film's frantic pace, this plot plods, even for 'tweens at whom this suburban-girls-take-Manhattan fantasy is obviously targeted.
- 30Washington PostWashington PostSadly, small humorous bits do not change the movie's generally lackluster tone.
- 25Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe movie may be more bogus than a Gucci bag for sale on a Fifth Avenue sidewalk, but at least the backgrounds are real.