When Todd Anderson signs a $30 million deal with his hometown team, the New Jersey Nets, he knows that his life is set for a big change. To keep things real, he decides to throw a barbeque at his place -- just like the ones his family used to have. But when you have new and old friends, family, agents, and product reps in the same house, things are bound to get crazy.
The Cookout has generally received negative reviews.
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By Eric D. Snider (2,489) for EricDSnider.com (2,026) on 05 Sep 2004
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By Vince Koehler (156) for Entertainment Spectrum (633) on 13 Sep 2004
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By Tenley Woodman (5) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 03 Sep 2004
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By Megan Lehmann (257) for New York Post (6,650) on 28 Aug 2009
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The Cookout was released in 2004 and has generally received negative reviews.
Online reviewers have written 64 reviews, giving The Cookout (2004) an average rating of 39%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 65%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 31%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed The Cookout a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 39%, The Cookout is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2004, which stands at 59%.
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