7
Metascore
8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 38Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThis is a toothless satire, a sermon lacking the bite or broad wit of similar films.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenCooper weaves a few well-placed observations about gun culture and male condescension into the heavy-handed mess.
- 25Washington PostMark JenkinsWashington PostMark JenkinsMost of the time, though, the movie is too busy being saucy or sappy to even look at its target.
- 20Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenIs That a Gun resorts to smutty humor and moralistic speeches to confront the issue of American gun violence in the wake of Newtown, Conn. This movie uses those murdered babies’ name in vain.
- 0Village VoiceChris PackhamVillage VoiceChris PackhamThe film combines agonizing scenes of didactic earnestness about gun violence with the absolutely soul-crushing ennui of flaccid marriage jokes.
- 0VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonThere are bad movies, and then there are worse movies, and then there are full-bore misfires such as Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?
- 0The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe New York TimesNeil GenzlingerEverybody involved with the awful comedy Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?... owes Aristophanes an apology. It’s one thing to borrow a guy’s premise; it’s quite another to transform it into something this unwatchable.
- 0Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLos Angeles TimesNoel MurrayThe movie tries to wrap an important social message in comedy, but it’s unpalatable all the way through.