Review of Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003) by Scott Von Doviak for Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com — 04 Sep 2003

Switches gears from toothless celebrity satire to gooey family dramedy.

This review of Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003) was written by Scott Von Doviak and published by Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com on 04 Sep 2003.

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star has generally received mixed reviews.

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The best bit, however, is not even in the movie, but in the film’s end credits: an expletive-filled parody of We Are the World in which…

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By Jennifer M (1,179) on 30 Apr 2013

Not too bad actually. David Spade becomes annoying after a while but all together not as bad as I thought I would be lol…

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By Jake D (621) on 22 Sep 2010

It's funny jsut enough to be passable. The actings not great, but the jokes are pretty good…

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By Joseph H (968) on 09 Apr 2012

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