Firefighters Chuck Ford and Larry Valentine are guy's guys, loyal to the core—which is why when widower Larry asks Chuck to pose as his gay lover so that he can get domestic partner benefits for his kids, his buddy agrees. However, things get dicey when a bureaucrat comes calling, and the boys are forced to present a picture of domestic bliss.
With a tacked-on PC message and leaden attempts at humor, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry is a movie that gives marriage, homosexuality, friendship, firefighters, children and nearly everything else a bad name.
– Claudia Puig,
USA Today,
20 Jul 2007
rotten:
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry manages to insult gays, straights, men, women, children, African-Americans, Asians, pastors, mailmen, insurance adjusters, firemen, doctors -- and fans of show music. That's championship stuff.
– Joanne Kaufman,
Wall Street Journal,
20 Jul 2007
rotten:
Good intentions can only carry these films so far, and this one falls woefully short.
– Scott Tobias,
AV Club,
20 Jul 2007
rotten:
The premise is older than the pilot for Three's Company, and just as unfunny.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
23 Jul 2007
rotten:
There is something to be said for a movie that may end up preaching, for a change, to the unconverted. If only the laughs were bigger, smarter and more frequent than they are.