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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Tampa Bay TimesHal LipperTampa Bay TimesHal LipperIt is sophomoric, yet very funny. And until its weepy, reconciliatory ending, it moves with locomotive force. It's the type of movie that makes critics feel guilty about liking it, yet there's no refuting its charm. [02 Oct 1987, p.1D]
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasThe result is a warm, imaginative comedy of wide appeal. [02 Oct 1987, p.8]
- 63Washington PostRita KempleyWashington PostRita KempleyThe screen writers have come up with a simple-minded scenario, true, but it is enlivened with enough laughs to make up for the shortcomings.
- 60The New York TimesCaryn JamesThe New York TimesCaryn JamesThis slick movie proves how much fun it can be to watch first-rate actors challenge our credulity and rise above a second-rate script.
- LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON is idiotic at times, cute at others. Cameron shows a lot of charm, and the movie is a pleasant diversion.
- 50Miami HeraldMiami HeraldFor a stretch of 20 minutes or so, Like Father Like Son is as funny a film as you could hope to see. [02 Oct 1987, p.D1]
- 50Portland OregonianTed MaharPortland OregonianTed MaharLike Father, Like Son is amusing, occasionally funny, and swift. [02 Oct 1987, p.E13]
- 25Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe movie’s premise doesn’t work – not at all, not even a little, not even part of the time – and that means everyone in the movie looks awkward and silly all of the time.
- 25Chicago TribuneDave KehrChicago TribuneDave KehrLike Father Like Son has the cheap, florid look of a rejected television pilot, and the same air of anything-for-a-laugh desperation. [02 Oct 1987, p.J]