There are no surprises here, just a by-the-numbers comedy that's better, and funnier, than it has a right to be, thanks to the efforts of the actors in it.
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The movie's pleasures are scant, apart from its observance of Gene Siskel's Rule of Swimming Pool Adjacency, which states that when well-dressed people are near a swimming pool, they will - yeah, you got it.
50
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
You Again is at its funniest in the early scenes, when everyone is pretending all is well beneath forced smiles and plotting eyes.
40
Austin ChronicleKimberley Jones
Austin ChronicleKimberley Jones
A lot of gunk: dance-offs, sing-alongs, awkward exes, and a dirty-talking White blasting through, I'm afraid, the last bits of her novelty. That again?
40
Chicago ReaderAndrea Gronvall
Chicago ReaderAndrea Gronvall
Bitchy cheerleaders and swimming pool catfights are just two of the tedious cliches propping up this brittle comedy.
38
Orlando SentinelRoger Moore
Orlando SentinelRoger Moore
Disney's effort to turn Kristen Bell into America's Sweetheart reaches its tipping point with You Again, a flat romantic comedy that packages her in a funny setup and surrounds her with funny people.
30
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
Has no inherent laughs, so an extremely versatile and talented cast struggles mightily to make something funny that simply isn't.
30
Variety
Variety
Manages to squander three generations of formidable actresses.
25
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
An unlikable and excruciatingly unfunny comedy.
12
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
This is another miserable movie about women at war over nonsense.