Review of Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003) by Joyce A — 31 May 2007

Not the best movie by far...But hey we all need a bit of mindlessness now and then...

This review of Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003) was written by Joyce A on 31 May 2007.

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

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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 Joe K (730) on 29 Oct 2010

J'aimais plus ce film quand j'Ã (C)tais plus jeune. Dickie Roberts reste trÃ¨s lÃ (C)ger et conventionnel…

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By Lisa Schwarzbaum (1,672) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 07 Nov 2010

The number of levels on which these pros trade on their diminished reputations makes the movie an inside joke rather than a funny one…

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By Ryan K (1,614) on 15 Jul 2014

I saw this with a group of friends, it was fun and had memorable lines but it was still kind of dumb. But I don't care…

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By Stephen Holden (1,707) for The New York Times (9,847) on 24 Dec 2017

Maintaining a winking distance from his comic persona, Mr…

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By David C (2,598) on 04 Aug 2012

This movie is so funny David spade is so dam funny in this movie…

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By Sv G (510) on 28 Feb 2011

Silly but fun and typical David Spade fair…

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By Harry W (1,900) on 09 May 2012

A film that accurately depicts the difficulties of child stars, and an attempt to be normal afterwoods…

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By Connor D (275) on 08 Feb 2012

David Spade can be funny, but he just isn't my cup of tea…

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By Michael R (2,154) on 06 Feb 2016

It's a David spade movie people, what did you expect…

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