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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Film ThreatFilm ThreatI'm a sucker for so-called "mockumentaries." They're charming, usually outlandish, and you never have to worry if anyone is getting exploited. NBT is no exception.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasWickedly funny and subversive.
- 60The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenPropelled by astute, straight-faced performances, it succeeds in stirring up some maniacal laughs.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckDisplays moments of cleverness but not enough to sustain its feature-length running time.
- 50L.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonL.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonHas no stylistic flair and little forward momentum, yet nearly every scene contains an amusing bit of business, much of it off to the side of the main action.
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoicePassably offbeat.
- 40The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayWhat's most surprising about Never Been Thawed is that it's not completely awful. It's just a little awful.
- 40VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibComes off as lame and unfocused as its draggy dramatis personae.
- 38New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardYou may not realize just how much it takes to make a great mockumentar like "Waiting for Guffman" until you see Never Been Thawed.
- 0New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickThis painfully unfunny mockumentary about obsessive collectors of frozen-food entrees takes potshots at anti-abortionists, Christian rockers, aversion therapy for gays and the disabled -- and misses almost every time.