Here's what the critics had to say about the Netflix Comedy/Action film "
Murder Mystery" starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer with criticism from Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and IMDb.
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| "Murder Mystery" (2019) |
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Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a score of 45% out of 100% based on reviews from 44 critics with an average of 4.510.0.
Rotten Tomatoes critic consensus states: " '
Murder Mystery' reunites Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler for a lightweight comedy that's content to settle for merely mediocre". Positive reviews from
Rotten Tomatoes include: " '
Murder Mystery' is an easygoing movie where, for the first time in a long time, Sandler lets the audience in on the fun" - film critic Eddie Strait of The Daily Dot. Negative reviews from
Rotten Tomatoes include: "Just entertaining enough to make you wish it was actually good" - film critic Brian Tallerico for RogerEbert. "Aniston and Sandler, paired before in 2011's '
Just Go with It', relax into their roles as their only stake in Mystery is to enjoy the free trip to Italy and have fun running down cobblestones." - film critics Leah Greenblatt for Entertainment Weekly magazine.
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| "A surprisingly nimble summer comedy that finds both Aniston and Sandler at their most CHARMING." ⏤ film critic Benjamin Lee for The Guardian. |
According to
Metacritic the film got a score of 38% our of 100, based on 17 reviews from critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews from critics. Positive reviews from
Metacritic include: "A surprisingly nimble summer comedy that finds both Aniston and Sandler at their most charming" - film critic Benjamin Lee for The Guardian. Negative reviews from
Metacritic include: "One could imagine a context in which some of this belabored mayhem might be funny, maybe a dinner-theater stage with lots of booze and strong audience-participation element. Seen from the vantage of your living room, however, the spectacle of Aniston and Sandler bumbling their way through one strained, busy set-piece after another becomes deflating, even depressing experience." - film critic Justin Change for the Los Angeles Times.
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| " ' Murder Mystery' is an easygoing movie where, Sandler lets the audience in on the fun." ⏤ film critic Eddie Strait for The Daily Dot |
IMDb the internet movie database gave "
Murder Mystery" a 6.1 out of 10.0 star rating based on 396 votes from 342 users and 48 critics.
