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27 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 67IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichUncle Drew is such a well-acted, warm-hearted basketball comedy that you’re liable to forget about its corporate origins.
- 67Original-CinJim SlotekOriginal-CinJim SlotekUncle Drew is a goodhearted broad comedy, one where you don’t have to know the players (under all that latex) to enjoy the game.
- 63Slant MagazineKeith WatsonSlant MagazineKeith WatsonUncle Drew, the old-school streetballer played by NBA all-star Kyrie Irving, is a cheerfully scruffy creation, and so is the film that bears his name.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeMoviegoers who don't get a kick out of spotting athletes on the screen may be less than enthralled by the otherwise formulaic comeback flick, but sports-loving viewers will likely be more enthusiastic.
- 58TheWrapSam FragosoTheWrapSam FragosoThis journey to cobble together the old squad should be more fun that it is. Although you could say that about most of Uncle Drew. The onus is less on the performances; each former player holds his/her own.
- 50VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeUncle Drew may be tired, but it shows that one’s fundamental love for the game never gets old.
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreIf it wasn’t for Webber, given the funniest part to play (over the top pastor) and playing it to the hilt, the dead spots and blase leading man would dull this to the point of distraction.
- 50The Associated PressJocelyn NoveckThe Associated PressJocelyn NoveckTeamwork. Friendship. Family. Playing for the game’s sake, not money. All these themes come together in a warm-hearted but highly predictable way.
- 50The A.V. ClubA.A. DowdThe A.V. ClubA.A. DowdLook, for a movie based on a soda campaign, Uncle Drew isn’t that bad. It’s got some solid comic alternates.
- 50Boston GlobeMark FeeneyBoston GlobeMark FeeneyIs the movie any good, and does Irving embarrass himself? The answers are: sort of, and nowhere near.