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Osmosis Jones (2001) Rank 2 Reviews
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Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Too crude for the kids and not crude enough for connoisseurs of the Something About Mary school of hair jism and balls caught in zippers, Osmosis Jones seems doomed to fall between the cracks. ...read the complete Osmosis Jones movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)
Osmosis Jones , with its effluvia-festival brand of humor, is often fun, and the rounded, blobby rendering of the characters is likable. ...read the complete Osmosis Jones movie review at New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)
Film Threat (Chris Gore)
I can't think of a better way to teach today's kids science than using the gross humor of the Farrely Brothers. ...read the complete Osmosis Jones movie review at Film Threat (Chris Gore)
Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Too crude for the kids and not crude enough for connoisseurs of the "Something About Mary" school of hair jism and balls caught in zippers, Osmosis Jones seems doomed to fall between the cracks. ...read the complete Osmosis Jones movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Boxoffice Magazine
With "Osmosis Jones," the Farrelly Brothers have reached their purest form of expression--an animated movie that takes us through the backstage door of their Comedy of Bodily Functions. It can be a scary place.
With its lovingly rendered green ...read the complete Osmosis Jones movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
Boxoffice Magazine
The idea of "Osmosis Jones" is so brilliant that it's unavoidably disappointing when the movie fails to fully pull it off. That being said, it's a much better movie to watch on DVD than in a theater, in part because the quality of the animation, which is ...read the complete Osmosis Jones movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
Salon (Bill Wyman)
Remains stubbornly one-dimensional. The gags are so resoundingly and innocently pre-adolescent that it's really hard to see how the film managed a PG rating. ...read the complete Osmosis Jones movie review at Salon (Bill Wyman)
kvikmyndir.com
Nýjasta mynd bræðranna Bobby og Peter Farrelly (There´s Something About Mary, Me, Myself and Irene), Osmosis Jones, er skemmtileg gamanmynd sem er ætlað að gera öllum til hæfis. Hún er stÃluð á unga áhorfendur en húmorinn er lÃka ...read the complete Osmosis Jones movie review at kvikmyndir.com
Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)
As long as Osmosis Jones sticks to the action-flick innards -- from the gangster dens of the armpits to the deportee docks of the bladder -- it's an inventive series of gags (in both senses). ...read the complete Osmosis Jones movie review at Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)
Lawrence Journal-World (Dan Lybarger)
It's not nearly as much fun as when the Farrelly brothers are fully in touch with their inner juvenile delinquents ...read the complete Osmosis Jones movie review at Lawrence Journal-World (Dan Lybarger)
Austin Chronicle (Kimberley Jones)
There are certain mysteries of the universe that I will never truly understand: the big bang theory, circuit breakers, the comeback of the mullet. Having slept my way through most science classes, I never figured out osmosis either. For parents hoping ...read the complete Osmosis Jones movie review at Austin Chronicle (Kimberley Jones)
DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
...it’s up to the animation to keep us entertained, and those sections turn out to be much too predictable. ...read the complete Osmosis Jones movie review at DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
Cinenganos (Alex Ramirez)
...se disfruta en su parte animada, y mucho más si se tiene o se recupera cierto espíritu infantil en la edad en la que los pedos, mocos, etc. podían sacar sonrisas . ...read the complete Osmosis Jones movie review at Cinenganos (Alex Ramirez)
DigitalVD.de (Carsten Scheibe)
Zoowärter Frank ist ein echtes Ekelpaket. Als er einem Schimpansen ein Ei entwendet, infiziert er sich mit einem tödlichen Virus. Ein Fall für den weißen Blutkörper-Cop Osmosis Jones. Hollywoods Bad-Taste-Könige Peter und Bobby Farrelly wandeln mit ...read the complete Osmosis Jones movie review at DigitalVD.de (Carsten Scheibe)
Blunt Review (Emily Blunt)
Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)
Anybody who has seen Woody Allen's Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask) can remember Allen's exposé into the male body during reproduction. That image forever marked in our brains of Woody Allen in a sperm suit still ...read the complete Osmosis Jones movie review at Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)
Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
I would have enjoyed it even more if the concept hadn't fallen into the hands of those who think gross is good. ...read the complete Osmosis Jones movie review at Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
So what went wrong? In a nutshell, the live action portion. ...read the complete Osmosis Jones movie review at Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
San Francisco Chronicle (Wesley Morris)
Osmosis is really an occasion for the brothers to take their culture- debasing scatology to a PG crowd. ...read the complete Osmosis Jones movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Wesley Morris)
TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
While there's no denying that the film's animation is technically impressive and is sometimes quite clever, its inventiveness is frequently at the service of gags so distasteful that gag is the operative word. ...read the complete Osmosis Jones movie review at TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Young viewers may guffaw, but seasoned fans of "There's Something About Mary" will be disappointed. ...read the complete Osmosis Jones movie review at Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Miami Herald (Chris Hewitt)
Classy voice work (intriguingly, the hero, heroine and villain are all voiced by black actors -- Chris Rock, Brandy and Laurence ...read the complete Osmosis Jones movie review at Miami Herald (Chris Hewitt)
New Times (L.A.) (Robert Wilonsky)
That Osmosis Jones plays like a sloppy hodgepodge is no surprise: The live-action scenes were done by the Farrellys, the animation by Sito and Kroon (whose names sounds like bodily functions), and the script was penned by another first-timer, Marc Hyman. ...read the complete Osmosis Jones movie review at New Times (L.A.) (Robert Wilonsky)
Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
For the most part, it works because of its own visual inventiveness and the complete lack of pride on the part of both Murray and Elliott. ...read the complete Osmosis Jones movie review at Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
Austin Chronicle (Kimberley Jones)
The ideas are there, hints of genius, but no one ignites them. Add Osmosis Jones to that list of universal enigmas, and, more specifically, how the Farrelly Brothers could have done so little with so much. ...read the complete Osmosis Jones movie review at Austin Chronicle (Kimberley Jones)
TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Despite a barrage of puns that will whiz over the heads of the average eight-year-old ('virus con dios,' 'Funny, he doesn't look fluish,' and the like), this film wasn't intended for the enjoyment of adults. ...read the complete Osmosis Jones movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
The one message - eating well - is swamped by all the unfunny body jokes: urine, mucus, puss, flatulence, vomit, etc. If you like explaining a colonic is, you might like it. ...read the complete Osmosis Jones movie review at Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
More than a bad movie, it's an anti-movie. ...read the complete Osmosis Jones movie review at New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
New York Post (Jonathan Foreman)
It's no funnier than your average grade-school biology lesson and less pedagogically useful than your typical Farrelly brothers comedy. ...read the complete Osmosis Jones movie review at New York Post (Jonathan Foreman)
Steve Rhodes
In OSMOSIS JONES, the Farrelly brothers, co-directors Bobby and Peter, turn their outlandish and frequently disgusting brand of adult humor (ME, MYSELF & IRENE) to the world of kids' movies. The result is a film that is just as repulsive and awful as its ...read the complete Osmosis Jones movie review at Steve Rhodes
Bob Bloom
OSMOSIS JONES (2001). 1 1/2 stars out of 4. Starring Bill Murray, Chris Elliott, Elena Franklin and Molly Shannon, plus the vocal talents of Chris Rock, David Hyde Pierce, Laurence Fishburne, Brandy Norwood and William Shatner. Written by Marc Hyman. ...read the complete Osmosis Jones movie review at Bob Bloom
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