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Mod Squad, The (1999) Rank 2 Reviews
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CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Alberto Cassani)
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ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Even the name sounds outdated. So it goes for The Mod Squad, the latest old-time TV show to receive an upgrade and end up on the big screen. However, despite being re-tooled for the cynical '90s, the movie seems hopelessly mired in the '70s, and, as a res ...read the complete Mod Squad movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Has an intriguing cast, a director who knows how to use his camera and a lot of sly humor. Shame about the story. When you see this many of the right elements in a lame movie, you wonder how close they came to making a better one. ...read the complete Mod Squad movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
This is the kind of movie that isn't even worth renting when it comes out on video because, with the possible exception of Michael Lerner and Omar Epps dancing to show tunes, you've seen it all before. ...read the complete Mod Squad movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
San Francisco Chronicle (Bob Graham)
Curiously enough plays like a 90-minute version of the old television show. That's not necessarily bad. ...read the complete Mod Squad movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Bob Graham)
SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
Palo Alto Online (Jim Shelby)
Palo Alto Weekly (Jim Shelby)
This is a pristine example of incoherent storyline mixed with poor editing and limp writing. ...read the complete Mod Squad movie review at Palo Alto Weekly (Jim Shelby)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
``The Mod Squad'' has an intriguing cast, a director who knows how to use his camera and a lot of sly humor. Shame about the story. When you see this many of the right elements in a lame movie, you wonder how close they came to making a better one. The di ...read the complete Mod Squad movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
Presents undercover law enforcement less as a profession than as an accessory, an excuse to pout and glower chicly, to stand around in nightclubs acting like a sullen version of the Last American Rebel. ...read the complete Mod Squad movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
Witty and self-aware at times, but the story is lame. ...read the complete Mod Squad movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
So I Saw This Movie... (John Halbert)
Dallas Observer (M. V. Moorhead)
It's easy to ignore these knockoff movie versions of retro TV shows, because they're almost always atrociously made. But it can be instructive to watch them because of the template they provide for culture compare-and-contrast between the old show's era ...read the complete Mod Squad movie review at Dallas Observer (M. V. Moorhead)
Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Three teenage hoodlums get recruited by a cop to work undercover to bust a drug ring which may involve fellow police officers. When the recruiter gets killed himself, they take it upon themselves to get to the bottom of things.Competent actors, a relative ...read the complete Mod Squad movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Oregon Herald (Jamie Peck)
Reviews by John (John Haywood)
Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
Nathaniel R. Atcheson
Joe Barlow
Absolutely nothing happens in "The Mod Squad," MGM's new misguided big-screen remake of the "classic" (in the same way that the rusted Chevy stacked up on cinder blocks and leaking oil in your neighbor's front yard is a classic) television ...read the complete Mod Squad movie review at Joe Barlow
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
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