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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60VarietyEddie CockrellVarietyEddie CockrellA cut above the average Aussie crazy-clan comedy.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittMcClelland is a joy to watch, even when the story strains too hard for lovable whimsy, which happens much too often.
- 50New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoThe charming cast...brightens up the screen, but the TV-sitcom script does them in.
- 50New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThis amiable, off-kilter Australian comedy pits parental manipulation against adolescent pride, with generally amusing results.
- 50The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinA fine cast and breezy tone elevate it to exactly the type of adequate time-waster made for intercontinental airplane flights.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckAlthough not without a certain cheeky, outrageous charm, Chris Kennedy's film isn't nearly as much fun as it seems to think it is.
- 30Village VoiceVillage VoiceThe only thing more inexplicable than the loathsome score is the story's determination to impregnate all its major female characters. Fuggedaboudit.
- 30The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinReally, it's all as funny as a hernia.