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29 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonA real gem: a deadpan fantasy that turns into one of the best pictures ever about the post-"Star Wars" studio moviemaking era.
- 88Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrThe season's brightest piece of counterprogramming.
- 80The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinA delectable comic performance by Sharon Stone.
- 75Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldClever, often hilarious, inside-Hollywood farce that makes the most of... a delightfully absurd premise.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittIt's so clean a film, you could bring your grandmother.
- 63New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsNo second or third act... a one-joke premise and a hundred punchlines.
- 60Film.comRobert HortonFilm.comRobert HortonEnough well-conceived jokes that the whole thing works very nicely.
- 50Baltimore SunAnn HornadayBaltimore SunAnn HornadayA toothless series of vignettes rather than an insider satire on par with, say, "Bowfinger."
- 30L.A. WeeklyManohla DargisL.A. WeeklyManohla DargisIf only the whole thing were as funny as an Albert Brooks movie.
- 20SalonStephanie ZacharekSalonStephanie ZacharekAs The Muse chugs along, it becomes more apparent how tired and pointless it is.