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30 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80NewsweekNewsweekKaufman's new script isn't as inspired as "Malkovich." It's a precious little concoction -- the B-plus work of a madcap genius.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleThe result is a satisfying and original picture.
- 70The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsNature lacks a little of Malkovich's freshness, but that's just about all it lacks.
- 63Boston GlobeBoston GlobeIt's just weirdness for the sake of weirdness, and where ''Human Nature'' should be ingratiating, it's just grating.
- 60Washington PostStephen HunterWashington PostStephen HunterIn truth, I didn't care much for it, while respecting it a great deal. It's self-consciously childish and "innocent," and everything is overdrawn to cartoon dimension.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe movie is too cute to take itself too seriously, but it still feels like it was made by some very stoned college students.
- 50Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonAfter some promising leaps, bounds and swings through a fascinating jungle of possibility, Charlie Kaufman's movie misses an all-important creeper.
- 40L.A. WeeklyJohn PowersL.A. WeeklyJohn PowersAlthough a few moments are hilarious, this would-be romp remains laboriously earthbound when it should be swinging gaily through the trees.
- 40Los Angeles TimesJohn AndersonLos Angeles TimesJohn AndersonA goofball movie, in the way "Malkovich" was, but it tries too hard.
- 38Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanFeeble, vapid picture.