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Metascore
18 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinMs. Garofalo, in a lovely, winning performance, gives Abby lots of heart while also making defensive snappishness a big part of her charm.
- 90Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonIt has its own sunsplashed vitality, thanks to spirited writing by Audrey Wells and winning performances from all three principals.
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertJaneane Garofalo in this movie... is so likable, so sympathetic, so revealing of her character's doubts and desires, that she carries us headlong into the story.
- 80EmpireAngie ErrigoEmpireAngie ErrigoDJ Audrey Wells' crafty screenplay brims with truths about the sexes, providing great lines for Garofalo, and great business for Thurman's confused waif, and cranks the feelgood factor up so high it's almost off the scale.
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThere aren't many surprises, but the script is written with a degree of wit, and there are some bitingly funny one-liners (all of which are delivered by Garofalo).
- 75San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannSan Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannYou can see the outcome from a distance, but Michael Lehmann ("Heathers") directs with such snap, and the actors play their concert of comic duets and trios with such skill and charm, that The Truth About Cats & Dogs emerges a surprising, first-rate romantic comedy.
- 70Los Angeles TimesJack MathewsLos Angeles TimesJack MathewsFrom the moment we meet Abby, whimsically soothing her callers, we're turned into lap dogs, ready to follow her -- ready to follow Garofalo -- anywhere.
- 50Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumThough the basic brains-versus-beauty tension suggests a female variation on "The Nutty Professor", this is a softer version of the dilemma than Jerry Lewis offers -- easier to take and easier to forget.
- 40Austin ChronicleAustin ChronicleExecutive producer and screenwriter Audrey Wells' script portrays most of the men as repulsively one-dimensional; the women fare only slightly better as two-dimensional beings: smart and plain, or dumb and drop-dead gorgeous.
- 12San Francisco ExaminerSan Francisco ExaminerThe entire film rings totally fake and the resulting dishonest sentimentality makes you fidget in your seat and count the seconds until the sweet but completely predictable ending.