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17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80IGNKristy PuchkoIGNKristy PuchkoAndré and company give a familiar premise fresh verve with an onslaught of outrageous pranks that would do Jackass proud. André and Howrey share crackling chemistry that weaves together the friendship at the film’s core, while heralded scene-stealer Haddish embodies a badass who can make us cackle. Remarkably, the unwitting witnesses to their mayhem are not regarded just as marks, but as co-stars, who pop with one-liners, memorable reactions, and shining humanity.
- 75The Film StageErik NielsenThe Film StageErik NielsenHoning in on Andre’s uncanny ability to lure random people to participate in his absurdity is Bad Trip’s greatest strength. As every narrative beat he wishes to subvert can only happen if people buy into what he’s doing, it’s a fascinating double-edged sword to participate in as an audience member too.
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsI hate hidden-camera gags on principle and have since “Candid Camera.” It takes something at least as funny as the first “Borat” (and, at its sharpest and sweetest, the second one), or this movie, for my jaw to unclench long enough to enjoy the brutal slapstick and the faux human misery.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleAs you enjoy the movie’s gleeful outrageousness, take a moment to appreciate the strategic sophistication of some of these bits. These scenes were well planned.
- 60Los Angeles TimesSarah-Tai BlackLos Angeles TimesSarah-Tai BlackThe laughs are certainly there, but Andre’s almost trademark sense of intentional derangement is missing and in many ways, this is one of his strengths as a performer.
- 60VarietyAmy NicholsonVarietyAmy NicholsonThe result is sniggering slapstick that’s two-parts biological fluids and one-part salute to the innate empathy of mankind, often in the same scene.
- 50New York PostJohnny OleksinskiNew York PostJohnny OleksinskiThe adequate Netflix film, which was supposed to have been released two years ago, is funny in spots, but it flatlines early and gets way too gross.
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThere are a few scattered laughs.
- 30The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisHowever effortful, the movie’s tricks are more likely to activate your gorge than your funny bone.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckIt's never remotely involving, and you can feel the lead performers straining to handle their acting chores. The exception is Haddish, who is so convincingly scary and menacing here that you wish her character were in a better, dramatic movie.