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26 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63Boston GlobeTom RussoBoston GlobeTom RussoWhat's more genuinely wacky is what a kick the movie can sometimes be, completely in spite of its big, flat stunt.
- 40New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThere are moments in Jack and Jill that are genuinely funny - and, just like countless family reunions, there are moments when you can't wait for it to end.
- 38Orlando SentinelRoger MooreOrlando SentinelRoger MooreThen there's Pacino, out-of-place and yet somehow right at home. You want big? Al does BIG. And since is as close as we're likely to get to "Don Corleone Does Don Quixote," that alone is worth the price of admission.
- 30The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottThere are a few funny moments in Jack and Jill, most of them celebrity cameos that also serve to affirm what a cool, connected celebrity Mr. Sandler is. The most sustained of these is the appearance of Al Pacino as himself, falling for Jill and giving the film a jolt of genuine zaniness. I'm sorry to say that this may be Mr. Pacino's most convincing performance in years.
- 25Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezJack and Jill contains long stretches of squirm-inducing tedium in which Sandler riffs and ad-libs far longer than he should.
- 25Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanThe unapologetic laziness and ineptitude of Jack's impersonation, which is played for cheap laughs, is just as lazy as Sandler's performance as the real Jill. You don't buy it for a minute.
- Jack and Jill is witless and sloppily constructed, getting by on fart gags, homeless jokes, Latino stereotypes and that old favorite, explosive chimichanga diarrhea -- and no, not in an inspired "Bridesmaids" way.
- 12Slant MagazineSlant MagazineIf the result is a movie that seems like a much slicker, more condensed, and speedier version of the Sandler comedies that have guaranteed his grandkids' retirement, count it as a blessing that it's over quickly. Not without pain, but quickly.
- 12USA TodayScott BowlesUSA TodayScott BowlesA comedy that has one good joke, four strange cameos and a spirit so juvenile kids may wonder what Sandler's deal is.
- 0Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversA total bust, a stupefyingly unfunny and shamelessly lazy farce packed with cringe-worthy jokes and overt product placement.