Fortunately, the picture's not-so-secret weapon, star Eddie Murphy, gives this uneven effort a reason for being.
– Gary Goldstein,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Jun 2009
rotten:
Cutesy? My pain was acutesy as the entire plot yawned before me.
– Kyle Smith,
New York Post,
12 Jun 2009
rotten:
[A] misguided, poorly executed family disaster.
– Ben Lyons,
At the Movies,
15 Jun 2009
fresh:
This is a fairly likable family comedy.
– Ben Mankiewicz,
At the Movies,
15 Jun 2009
rotten:
Murphy at least tries to stay in character rather than overdoing the silly voices and physical knockabout, but maybe the material was so blah that he felt it wasn't worth the effort.