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23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyA girls-just-wanna-have-fun farce.
- 60TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxThe energy is infectious, and while the female empowerment angle is no doubt sincere, the whole up-tempo construction jiggles a bit too much to be taken seriously.
- 60The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe fun wears thin once it becomes clear that the only trick the film has to offer is footage of the women fighting and bonding over their shared love of the handsome but uncharismatic Verástegui.
- 50Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneIt's a shame that these actors, stars already in the Latino community, with most also having played small parts in Hollywood's more white-bread movies, got such a poorly written script for their American coming-out party.
- 50Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle Post-IntelligencerMost of Chasing Papi is a loud, frantic mess, a movie that wants to be a screwball farce but is simply farcical and screwy.
- 40L.A. WeeklyJohn PattersonL.A. WeeklyJohn PattersonRemarkably, it took four writers to concoct this tin-eared, slighter-than-slight farce.
- 30Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenUltimately sinks under the weight of its good intentions. It’s like watching Univision or Telemundo on the big screen.
- 30Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumFrantic and unfunny.
- 25USA TodayMike ClarkUSA TodayMike ClarkImagine a movie so broadly conceived that it was written, directed and all parts were played by Charo — billed in her '70s heyday of Love Boat gigs as the "Cuchi-Cuchi Girl." That's what you get here.
- 10Village VoiceVillage VoiceShamelessly purports to be "the first major studio comedy to reflect the Hispanic cultural experience in America," but the only place you're likely to find such shrill and whitewashed caricatures is in the elitist pages of ¡Hola!