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By Kelly Vance (1,015) for East Bay Express (1,012) on 27 Dec 2016

Sad to say, even The Internship was smarter, and funnier, about Silicon Valley stereotypes than this…

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By James Mottram (656) for Total Film (3,532) on 27 Dec 2016

It’s a smart gen-gap tale with loveable characters…

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By Dana Barbuto (184) for The Patriot Ledger (721) on 27 Dec 2016

Why Him…

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By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 27 Dec 2016

Nothing if not formulaic, but it has its passing charms...Ultimately, the hacky plot (partly credited to Franco's buddy Jonah Hill) is also…

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By Jim Schembri (1,298) for 3AW (1,025) on 25 Dec 2016

In a prime example of comic alchemy, Bryan Cranston and James Franco bounce off each other splendidly in a raucous, adult-only comedy where,…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 25 Dec 2016

For a while, the movie looks like it’s going to go dark but then chickens out and leaves the viewer with a palpable sense of dissatisfaction…

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By Jorge (Jj) Negrete (92) for Butaca Ancha (324) on 23 Dec 2016

The film has hilarious moments but much of the comedy of the film relies on uncontrolled eschatology. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Brad Wheeler (426) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 23 Dec 2016

Franco’s outlandish Laird dude is fascinatingly unfiltered, either when it comes to his non-stop F-bombs or his love-seeking shenanigans…

Review of Why Him? (2016)

By Jj Negrete (63) for Butaca Ancha (324) on 23 Dec 2016

The film has hilarious moments but much of the comedy of the film relies on uncontrolled eschatology. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Stephen Romei (236) for The Australian (781) on 23 Dec 2016

This is modern, old-fashioned fun, and I hope Franco keeps making films such as this…

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By Chris Agar (104) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 23 Dec 2016

Why Him? falls victim to its genre's clichés, but Cranston and Franco make for an entertaining odd couple comedic pairing…

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By Sara Michelle Fetters (1,688) for MovieFreak.com (1,674) on 23 Dec 2016

Too much of this comedy feels rushed and slapped together…

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By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 23 Dec 2016

Audiences in search of escapism will find plenty to chuckle at as things spiral ludicrously out of control…

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By Gary Wolcott (857) for Tri-City Herald (818) on 23 Dec 2016

Fun for some but not for anyone not in tune with the humor of Seth Rogen, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Kevin Hart, Will Farrell and others of…

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By Rebecca Pahle (171) for Pajiba (523) on 23 Dec 2016

The boring parts of the movie water the good parts down, leaving a whole that's a solid have-it-on-in-the-background-on-Netflix option, but…

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By Austin Trunick (219) for Under the Radar (636) on 23 Dec 2016

Why Him? works best when it rides on the interplay between Cranston and Franco, where the film effectively acts as a marathon in paternal terror…

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By Jim Judy (1,199) for Screen It! (1,437) on 23 Dec 2016

Outrageous, sexualized and gross-out bits can only carry a film so far, and it's the rest of the material that ultimately shortchanges and…

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By Mark Dujsik (2,093) for Mark Reviews Movies (2,037) on 23 Dec 2016

[E]veryone involved here goes through their motions with the attitude that there's a paycheck either waiting for them at the end of this or…

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By Brian Viner (589) for Daily Mail (UK) (1,461) on 23 Dec 2016

The leads are all fine, especially Franco, but the screenplay is really not worthy of any of them…

Review of Why Him? (2016)

By Darren Franich (64) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 23 Dec 2016

It all works in theory. But the execution’s off…

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