82
Metascore
16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinMr. Russell's wonderfully mad odyssey of a movie, in which a man sets out to find his biological parents and winds up meeting more weirdos than Alice found down the rabbit hole.
- 90The New RepublicStanley KauffmannThe New RepublicStanley KauffmannA comedy that surfs from beginning to end on a wave of high spirits. The tone is young but not juvenile, sexy but not cynical, optimistic but not stupid. [22 April 1996, p.28]
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertHas the sort of headlong confidence the genre requires. Russell finds the strong central line all screwball begins with, the seemingly serious mission or quest, and then throws darts at a map of the United States as he creates his characters.
- 78Austin ChronicleSteve DavisAustin ChronicleSteve DavisTaking the concept of the dysfunctional family to a degree that might even boggle Leo Tolstoy's mind, Flirting With Disaster is every son or daughter's nightmare… multiplied.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumFlirting is a little too weighed down with stage business to soar. But episode for episode, it's one of the ha-ha-funniest movies currently around.
- Highly unlikely plot complications never once threaten to throw this remarkably amusing film off-track, thanks to the narrative intelligence of writer-director David O. Russell, the only member of the filmmaking bratpack who seems to understand how movies work and why they entertain.
- 70NewsweekNewsweekThe old pros cavort grandly. Moore even strips down to a black bra and panties, and rolls in bed with her husband (George Segal).
- 60The New YorkerThe New YorkerDespite some expert performances --the picture remains as confused as its hero; unlike him, it never does find its identity.
- 60Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumThe results are watchable enough--sometimes funny, sometimes over the top--and fairly fresh, though also a bit calculated.