Rotten
The WWE's campaign to turn its brutes into box office deals another tepid hand with The Reunion.
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
Overview
The Cleary brothers, Sam, Leo and Douglas took dysfunctional families to a new level: Sam and Leo have grown up hating each other and neither likes their juvenile delinquent kid brother, Douglas, to whom they've only recently been introduced. The sons share the same father, a womanizing drunk, but all have different mothers. Their father died a rich man and when they're brought together by their sister Nina to learn which of them will inherit the old man's fortune, they are handed an unpleasant surprise.
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9%
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Rotten
There's one thing to be said about WWE Studios -- they're consistent. Every one of their movies designed to showcase their stable of popular wrestling stars has been a critical and commercial disaster.
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
Rotten
If John Cena wants to follow in the footsteps of fellow wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, he might want to learn to smile. Or at least to pick better material than "The Reunion."
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Rotten
Frequently ludicrous and cheerfully inept, Michael Pavone's action comedy does manage to eke out a few drops of slapdash charm.
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Fresh
"The Reunion" has no pretensions of originality, and maybe that's just fine.
David DeWitt, New York Times
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