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17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe movie might have had a chance if it had abandoned all the false sentiment and simply acknowledged Crawl as the cretin he is. John Belushi would have known how to play this part.
- 50TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineSON-IN-LAW is like too much of Disney's profligate output, undemanding entertainment for undemanding people.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanIn ”Son-In-Law,” Pauly Shore is like MTV’s missing Marx Brother; call him Sleazo. For once, he makes being utterly shameless seem halfway likable.
- 50Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonWell, the movie's dumber than a coop full of chickens, but Pauly Shore makes a funny barnyard animal.
- 40EmpireKim NewmanEmpireKim NewmanTerrible, but not worth getting worked up about.
- 40Los Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonLos Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonIn the end, you can’t have much movie fun with freakiness if you aren’t willing to freak the movie out a little.
- 38The Seattle TimesJeff ShannonThe Seattle TimesJeff ShannonIt's perhaps the only film that could make you wish they'd made a sequel to "Encino Man" instead. [2 July 1993, p.D24]
- 30Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenThere are moments here in which Shore actually behaves like a recognizable human being with some semblance of feelings, emotions and conscience. Happily, his acting skills are adequate to the task.
- 25ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliUnless you're among those who admit to an inexplicable admiration for Shore, Son-in-Law will rate as one of the most unpleasant, grating experiences of the summer.