21
Metascore
10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70VarietyVariety9 Dead Gay Guys, a dark comedy in the John Waters tradition, takes place in such a cartoonish, good-natured universe it's hard to imagine anyone taking offense.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceThe film scores points needling the guys' lingering insecurities.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghWalks a thin line between refreshing irreverence and shameless exploitation of offensive gay stereotypes.
- 38New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanHeavily influenced by Guy Ritchie, director Mo gets most of his comic mileage from a Hasidic Jew and an angry dwarf -- which should tell you everything you need to know.
- 30Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasFeeble and unfunny.
- 20The New York TimesDave KehrThe New York TimesDave KehrThe film strains mightily to be flashy and hip but finishes more in the realm of the merely distasteful.
- 20The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterWitless, sophomoric and relentlessly frenetic, 9 Dead Gay Guys... is about as funny and understated as its title.
- 20L.A. WeeklyErnest HardyL.A. WeeklyErnest HardyThe execution is actually worse than the premise. Nonstop racial, sexual and cultural stereotypes parade across the screen with little wit or real humor to guide them.
- 0New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoOffensive and unwatchable.
- 0San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleIf garbage could think, it would look down on 9 Dead Gay Guys as garbage.