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Movie critics combined give Honeymooners, The (2005) a score of 2.0880 out of 4
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Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 3.32 out of 4 stars for DVD Review e-zineDVD Review e-zine
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Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for The Boston PhoenixThe Boston Phoenix
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Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 3.06 out of 4 stars for 3 Black Chicks ("The Diva")3 Black Chicks ("The Diva")
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Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
"The Honeymooners" is a surprise and a delight, a movie that escapes the fate of weary TV retreads and creates characters that remember the originals, yes, but also stand on their own. Playing Ralph Kramden and Ed Norton, Cedric the Entertainer and Mike E ...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for filethirteen.comfilethirteen.com
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Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for UpcomingDiscs.com (David Annandale)UpcomingDiscs.com (David Annandale)
...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at UpcomingDiscs.com (David Annandale)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Pajiba (Phillip Stephens)Pajiba (Phillip Stephens)
It’s easy to feel sorry for The Honeymooners. Since its release last week it has fast become one of the most poorly received films of the year; panned by critics and shunned by audiences, scraping together a paltry $5 million at the box office. It’s ...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at Pajiba (Phillip Stephens)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
It honors the tone of that wonderful comedy while setting it in present-day New York City. ...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
The movie's story actually does work as a story and not simply as a wheezy Hollywood formula. Sometimes you walk into a movie with quiet dread and walk out with quiet delight. ...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine [UK]Empire Magazine [UK]
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Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.96 out of 4 stars for DVD Verdict (Brett Cullum)DVD Verdict (Brett Cullum)
...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at DVD Verdict (Brett Cullum)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.87 out of 4 stars for Christian Spotlight on the MoviesChristian Spotlight on the Movies
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Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.87 out of 4 stars for Sacramento News & Review (Jim Lane)Sacramento News & Review (Jim Lane)
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Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.87 out of 4 stars for Comingsoon.netComingsoon.net
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Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.86 out of 4 stars for kids-in-mindkids-in-mind
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Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.85 out of 4 stars for Reel.comReel.com
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Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.84 out of 4 stars for New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.84 out of 4 stars for Latino ReviewLatino Review
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Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.82 out of 4 stars for The Trades (R.J. Carter)The Trades (R.J. Carter)
...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at The Trades (R.J. Carter)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.79 out of 4 stars for PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.79 out of 4 stars for Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
Even if one were willing to overlook the fact that The Honeymooners is virtually nothing like the show that supposedly inspired it, the film would still come off as an unnaturally prolonged, second-rate UPN sitcom. The most obvious problem here is the ...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.79 out of 4 stars for SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.79 out of 4 stars for BBC FilmsBBC Films
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Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.78 out of 4 stars for The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)
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Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.78 out of 4 stars for Deseret News, Salt Lake City Deseret News, Salt Lake City
...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.74 out of 4 stars for Time OutTime Out
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Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.73 out of 4 stars for Moviepie.comMoviepie.com
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Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.71 out of 4 stars for James BowmanJames Bowman
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Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.67 out of 4 stars for Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents
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Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.66 out of 4 stars for Political Film Society Political Film Society
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Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.61 out of 4 stars for St. Louis Post-DispatchSt. Louis Post-Dispatch
...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.56 out of 4 stars for BBC FilmsBBC Films
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Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.54 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Post-GazettePittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.53 out of 4 stars for MovieEye.com (Frank Ochieng)MovieEye.com (Frank Ochieng)
...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at MovieEye.com (Frank Ochieng)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.51 out of 4 stars for Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.51 out of 4 stars for The Onion A.V. ClubThe Onion A.V. Club
...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at The Onion A.V. Club
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Michael Machosky)Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Michael Machosky)
...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Michael Machosky)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Bullz-Eye.comBullz-Eye.com
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Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Plugged InPlugged In
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Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for TeenHollywood.com (Lynn Barker)TeenHollywood.com (Lynn Barker)
As Ralph Kramden, Jackie Gleason proved a master of the slow burn. With each annoyance, Gleason would fidget and grimace, allowing irritation to build into bellowing rage. Ralph, the central figure in Gleason's long-running "The Honeymooners", worked ...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at TeenHollywood.com (Lynn Barker)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Boston Herald (Stephen Schaefer)Boston Herald (Stephen Schaefer)
...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at Boston Herald (Stephen Schaefer)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Parent PreviewsParent Previews
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Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (A.O. Scott)The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Superfluous though it may be, The Honeymooners is not so bad. ...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Slant MagazineSlant Magazine
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Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.16 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle Post-Intelligencer
This harmless but mediocre enterprise was doomed to failure from the start. Hollywood magic can do a lot, but it can't raise the dead. ...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly
Epps has a nicely beaten charm to him -- among the leads, he alone looks like he knows what a trip to the moon costs. ...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at Entertainment Weekly
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Reader (Staff (Not credited))Chicago Reader (Staff (Not credited))
Plays a bit better than it sounds. I miss the show's mangy, minimalist sets, but the slapdash narrative construction and good-hearted schmaltz survive intact. ...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at Chicago Reader (Staff (Not credited))
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Variety (Joe Leydon)Variety (Joe Leydon)
Just funny enough to mollify purists and amuse the uninitiated. ...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at Variety (Joe Leydon)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema BlendCinema Blend
The movie is a conundrum, neither horrible nor particularly spectacular. No doubt many will be disappointed that it bears the name of the almost legendary television show, but given Hollywood’s obsession with rehashing TV it’s the kind of treatment ...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at Cinema Blend
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Walter Addiego)San Francisco Chronicle (Walter Addiego)
The Honeymooners isn't the worst of the endless spate of TV rehashes, but it still feels perfunctory. ...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Walter Addiego)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The Movie ChicksThe Movie Chicks
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Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for The Onion (A.V. Club) (Nathan Rabin)The Onion (A.V. Club) (Nathan Rabin)
Lunchbox-toting time-waster. ...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at The Onion (A.V. Club) (Nathan Rabin)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)
John Leguizamo steals the show as its sleazy trainer -- not that there's much to steal from John Schultz's joylessly schematic paycheck. ...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 1.52 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
The movie suffers from a devastating flaw for a comedy: It isn't very funny. ...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 1.52 out of 4 stars for Miami Herald (Peter Debruge)Miami Herald (Peter Debruge)
What's missing is some faith in the audience's intelligence and, more importantly, the jokes. ...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at Miami Herald (Peter Debruge)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 1.52 out of 4 stars for New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
Cedric is certainly the bright spot in this movie - personable, silly and lovable, with just enough of Gleason's girth, timing and humanity to make you wish he'd driven Ralph Kramden's bus onto the lot of a different movie. ...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 1.52 out of 4 stars for Baltimore Sun (Chris Kaltenbach)Baltimore Sun (Chris Kaltenbach)
At least The Honeymooners is not one of those remakes that looks bad compared to the original. It's just bad, period. ...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at Baltimore Sun (Chris Kaltenbach)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Pete Croatto)filmcritic.com (Pete Croatto)
...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at filmcritic.com (Pete Croatto)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
"The Honeymooners" television show was a legend in its own time, setting the pattern for many situation comedies to come, some of them virtual copies of the formula. The Honeymooners movie is directly based on that television show, but it's furt ...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie GuideTV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
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Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Hollywood.comHollywood.com
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Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 1.20 out of 4 stars for TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
When a performer as sharp as Cedric the Entertainer is reduced to funny fat-guy shtick, you know you're in the presence of grinding mediocrity. ...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 1.20 out of 4 stars for The Hollywood Reporter (Kirk Honeycutt)The Hollywood Reporter (Kirk Honeycutt)
A lackluster affair, devoid of laughs and just about anything else one might construe as entertainment. ...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at The Hollywood Reporter (Kirk Honeycutt)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 1.20 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Teresa Wiltz)Washington Post (Teresa Wiltz)
Though Cedric, for all his nimble portliness, is no Gleason, there's plenty of talent to be found here. Too bad it's left to fend for itself against a raging mechanical bull of a script. ...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at Washington Post (Teresa Wiltz)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 1.20 out of 4 stars for Village Voice (Mark Holcomb)Village Voice (Mark Holcomb)
John Schultz's wan, unfunny The Honeymooners is unlikely to tickle devotees of Jackie Gleason's archetypal yuk-fest. ...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at Village Voice (Mark Holcomb)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 1.20 out of 4 stars for LA Weekly (Scott Foundas)LA Weekly (Scott Foundas)
This appalling multiculti upgrade of the ’50s sitcom is about as funny as a bus accident. ...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at LA Weekly (Scott Foundas)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for New York Post (Lou Lumenick)New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
A bland, dull and only occasionally funny waste of time that will very soon be gathering dust in the remainder bins. ...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for USA Today (Mike Clark)USA Today (Mike Clark)
A pitiful update that saddles poor Cedric the Entertainer with the unenviable task of taking over Jackie Gleason's premier creation, Ralph Kramden. ...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at USA Today (Mike Clark)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (David Hiltbrand)Philadelphia Inquirer (David Hiltbrand)
This one is so bad that even Ed Norton couldn't get this mess to move through the sewer. ...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (David Hiltbrand)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Liam Lacey)The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Liam Lacey)
The filmmakers have also advertised that their new movie eliminates the "Pow! Right in the kisser!" threats of spousal abuse that permeated the original series. The question of audience abuse has yet to be addressed. ...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Liam Lacey)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marrit Ingman)Austin Chronicle (Marrit Ingman)
...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marrit Ingman)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for DVD Talk (Todd Douglass Jr.)DVD Talk (Todd Douglass Jr.)
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Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia InquirerPhiladelphia Inquirer
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Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
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Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marrit Ingman)Austin Chronicle (Marrit Ingman)
It’s a shame when a movie brings together so many underutilized thespians of color – even Ajay Naidu of "Office Space" is in here someplace – and gives them absolutely nothing to do. ...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marrit Ingman)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 0.50 out of 4 stars for RopeofSilicon (Laremy Legel)RopeofSilicon (Laremy Legel)
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Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 0.50 out of 4 stars for ShowBIZ DataShowBIZ Data
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Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 0.50 out of 4 stars for Boston GlobeBoston Globe
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Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 0.48 out of 4 stars for Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)
It's not as bad as the average Hollywood movie, it's stupendously worse. ...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)
Honeymooners, The (2005) scores a combined 0.00 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Desson Thomson)Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
Suffice it to say, there is no comedy, no chemistry, no nothing in this movie. ...read the complete Honeymooners movie review at Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
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Honeymooners, The (2005) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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Honeymooners, The (2005) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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