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21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsPredictably, the best moments belong to Buscemi, whose performance is a model of understatement in a field of grotesques.
- 40Boxoffice MagazinePete HammondBoxoffice MagazinePete HammondAn amusing turn from Steve Buscemi in the title role and some sporadically funny, off-beat dialogue provided by debuting writer/director Hue Rhodes make for a passable, if forgettable, little time passer.
- 40New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinThe film turns into one of those indie parades of eccentrics that are hit-and-miss but mostly miss.
- 38Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversFirst-time director and screenwriter Hue Rhodes shows no discernible talent for dialogue, humor and, especially, pacing.
- 30Village VoiceVillage VoiceMostly, Saint John traps good comic performers--including Malco and Peter Dinklage as John's boss--in airless editing and an unproductive, unresolved, sludgy tone.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe movie is a letdown, stringing together pointless episodes to little effect. It's the kind of thinly conceived, quirk-for-quirk's-sake indie that gives indies a bad name.
- 20Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternThe writing is semicoherent at best, and the buddies of this meandering road trip are not only mismatched but dislikable.
- 20The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenThis disjointed, desperately whimsical film is simply not funny: not for a minute.
- 16Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyWith stars like Steve Buscemi and Sarah Silverman and big-fish producers such as Spike Lee and Stanley Tucci on board, you'd think this indie would offer some glimmer of wit or originality. Think again.