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Metascore®47 out of 100 | Mixed or average reviews

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 83
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    Argues on behalf of the Darwinian theory that all of life imitates high school...But the argument is only halfhearted. Just Friends is much more interested in - and hilarious about - the small nostalgias of suburbia. Read full review

  • 70
    Village Voice | Mikael Wood

    A refreshingly mean-spirited breeze through both the holiday movie and romantic-comedy checklists. Read full review

  • 70
    Variety | Justin Chang

    A surprisingly shrewd and energetic romantic comedy. Read full review

  • 63
    USA Today | Mike Clark

    Still, there are some funny surprises, from skewering overdone Christmas decorations to casting Chris Klein as a creep. Read full review

  • 50
    Chicago Tribune | Allison Benedikt

    But alas, even with young talent, director Roger Kumble and writer Adam Davis rely way too heavily (no pun intended) on the fat-suit joke and titular impasse. Read full review

  • 40
    The Onion (A.V. Club) | Nathan Rabin

    The tantalizing promise of 90 heavenly minutes of Ryan Reynolds in a roly-poly fatsuit and unconvincing tubby make-up (which make him look like a younger version of Martin Short's Jiminy Glick) proves a case of the old bait-and-switch. Read full review

  • 40
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Thomas

    This is a standard-issue gross Hollywood knockabout comedy in which slapstick antics have been piled up with a steam shovel and driven home with a sledgehammer. Reynolds and Smart are game and even dimensional, but all others are stuck playing tiresome, obnoxious characters. Read full review

  • 30
    The New York Times | Stephen Holden

    Overcompensates for its sloppiness with loud, knockabout farce. Read full review

  • 25
    ReelViews | James Berardinelli

    There are bad movies and annoying movies, and this one contains elements of both. Read full review

  • 25
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    There is not a spark of chemistry between Chris and Jamie, although the plot clearly requires them to fall in love. There is so much chemistry involved with the Anna Faris character, however, that she can set off multiple chain reactions with herself, if you see what I mean. Read full review

Avg. Fan Rating:
Average Rating = 3.6 out of 5

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