"[An] enjoyable remake....Filled with small, cute kids and large, goofy laughs and buoyed by fine supporting work from Greg Kinnear and Marcia Gay Harden..."
New York Times

"[T]he tweaks are subtle and unobtrusive, as Linklater -- proven in SCHOOL OF ROCK to be a natural leader of yoots -- brings transgression up to code for the 21st century era of PG-13."
Entertainment Weekly

"Thornton whacks the laughs out of the park without breaking a sweat. In this game, he's the undisputed MVP."
Rolling Stone

"Thornton is again perfect: his drowsy, Southern growl complements his scalpel-sharp comic timing to blend a precise chemistry of honey, salt and bile."
Sight and Sound

"[A] punk-ass anti-sports film loaded with bile and invective, and as politically incorrect as you like."
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