Like last year's "Legendary" and "Knucklehead," which didn't exactly slam moviegoers to the mat with their entertainment chops, this haphazardly cliched comedy-drama about redemption similarly suffers.
– Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb 2011
rotten:
This lame WWE produced family comedy isn't likely to turn wrestling star Paul "Triple H" Levesque into a household name.
– Frank Scheck,
Hollywood Reporter,
17 Feb 2011
rotten:
Presumably there's an audience out there for old-fashioned, poorly written, unevenly thesped, family-friendly tales of redemption starring beefy wrestlers and a bunch of kids, but it's difficult to imagine who.
– Ronnie Scheib,
Variety,
17 Feb 2011
rotten:
"The Chaperone" is dreadful enough to make you wish Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was still making family movies.
– Lou Lumenick,
New York Post,
18 Feb 2011
fresh:
A lightweight comedy aimed, presumably, at tweeners and fans of World Wrestling Entertainment