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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoiceThis is a weirdly schizophrenic movie, one that's light on the murder mystery and heavy on the sermonizing.
- 40The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe sledgehammer message is clear: Best friends can help when you need a McMansion, but only God can help when your husband needs a man.
- 38TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghSo overwrought that it quickly crosses the line into unintentionally funny and never recovers.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckWhile this actor-filmmaker has delivered such worthy films as "A Rage in Harlem" and "Deep Cover" in the past, this misbegotten effort would be instantly forgettable if not for its potential as future camp classic.
- 25New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickFeaturing eyeball-rolling performances by Vivica A. Fox, Patti LaBelle, Clifton Davis and the singularly named Leon, Cover would be a candidate for the year's most unintentionally funny movie so far - if it weren't also the most homophobic.