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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxSome of the humor is pretty raunchy (there are quite a few sex-related scenes and jokes) and tasteless. Adults old enough to appreciate the choice electro-boogaloo soundtrack and get the "Mr. Roboto" jokes will doubtless find the rest of it painfully dumb.
- 40The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe New York TimesNeil GenzlingerA romantic subplot is formulaic, and, most disappointing, the break-dance sequences don't sizzle, though the film's director, Harvey Glazer, is known for his music videos. Keep an eye out, however, for some nutty cameos.
- 38Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisProbably as tolerable as it can be for a comedy with no obvious creative aim. You can imagine the crew cracking up on some outtake reel, which honestly is what this movie feels like.
- 30VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyAn inauspicious feature debut for director Harv Glazer and all three scenarists, the "Big"-meets-breakdancing comedy will be kickin' it to ancillary by swimsuit season.
- 25ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe ineptitude of the movie's drama is matched only by the failure of its humor.
- 20The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckFails to live up to even the feeble potential of its premise.
- 12New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanAs appealing as acid-washed jeans, Kickin' It Old Skool exists solely to provide employment for aggressively abrasive comic actor Jamie Kennedy.
- 10L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyThis ostensible comedy may be a new depths-of-hell low in the Emmanuel Lewis filmography, but for star Jamie Kennedy it’s par for the coarse.
- A witless, mind-numbingly inert comedy.
- 0New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickA pathetically unfunny comedy that should have been shipped straight to video, if not recycled as guitar picks.