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Movie Review for Starsky & Hutch
Movie Review for
Starsky & Hutch
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Starsky & Hutch | | |
| Also known as: | Starsky and Hutch |
142 Reviews total.
Release date: 3/5/2004
Run length: 100 mins.
Categories:
Action/Adventure
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Comedy
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Crime/Gangster
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Adaptation
Summary:
Detective David Starsky is the most dedicated undercover cop working the mean streets of Bay City, California. Maniacally devoted to his job, when he's on duty no crime goes unpunished--and he's always on duty. And that's a good thing, because he has some metaphorically big shoes to fill: his mother was a legend on the force, one of the best cops in the history of Bay City. But while his mom stuck with the same partner throughout her entire career, due to his extremely zealous brand of police work, Starsky burns through partners faster than his beloved Gran Torino goes through spark plugs. Detective Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson is having career issues of his own--he's a good cop, but his hazardously laidback personality and desire for a quick buck don't always get the job done. He has excellent instincts, he just needs a little bit of focus to keep him on the admittedly less profitable side of the law. Exasperated Bay City Police Captain Dobey has found the perfect solution for two of his biggest problems: pair up Starsky and Hutch and put them out on the streets. As soon as the two mismatched crime fighters unhappily begin their first day on the beat as a team, a "floater" turns up on the Bay City coastline. With the help of Hutch's dynamite, street-savvy informant Huggy Bear, the two begin to unravel the mysterious murder case. Investigating their first clue, the boys meet Staci and Holly, of the Bay City Cheerleaders, who are more than eager to help--in any way they can. All signs seem to point at wealthy businessman Reese Feldman, but Starsky and Hutch just can't seem to make a case against him. Unbeknownst to them, Feldman has cooked up a plan to foil the DEA and is plotting the biggest and most lucrative drug deal of his career. The unlikely duo will use their canniest undercover skills, hardcore street smarts and striking good looks to solve the crime and make sure the criminal does the time.
Reviews of Starsky & Hutch
By
Mike McGranaghan
of Aisle Seat (7/0)
I’m not sure that it would make me want to go back and re-watch old episodes of the show, but tha...
By
Cheryl DeWolfe
of Apollo Guide (7/0)
Not your mother’s cop show, but if you agree that Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller are a great comedy ...
By
Marc Savlov
of Austin Chronicle (7/0)
Many of the gags here are hit or miss, but Wilson and Stiller's unflappable charm and the obvious...
By
Ty Burr
of Boston Globe (7/0)
An enjoyably stupid night at the movies.
By
Dan Marcucci and Nancy Serougi
of Broomfield Enterprise (7/0)
Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson were a hilarious duo.
By
Lawrence Toppman
of Charlotte Observer (7/0)
A mixture of half-hearted action scenes and anything-goes hijinks.
Reviews of Starsky & Hutch
By
Roger Ebert
of Chicago Sun-Times (7/0)
A surprisingly funny movie.
By
Mark Caro
of Chicago Tribune (7/0)
If a movie rises and falls solely on the basis of its laughs, it better have a lot of them. Stars...
By
David Sterritt
of Christian Science Monitor (7/0)
It's often diverting, and if you're nostalgic for the '70s you'll probably have a good time.
By
Joshua Tyler
of CinemaBlend.com (7/0)
A surprisingly good time and perhaps even a wakeup call for the once great Ben Stiller, world’s m...
By
Paul Clinton (CNN.com)
of CNN.com (7/0)
It will warm your funny bone if given half a chance.
By
Mark Palermo
of Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) (7/0)
It’s a tribute to the actors’ dedication that Starsky and Hutch plays so well.
Reviews of Starsky & Hutch
By
Jeffrey M. Anderson
of Combustible Celluloid (7/0)
The laughs keep coming -- thanks to three clever comic performances by Will Ferrell, Owen Wilson ...
By
Harvey S. Karten
of Compuserve (7/0)
Intermittently amusing.
By
Larry Carroll
of Countingdown.com (7/0)
Director Phillips may have set out to update the classic TV show, but what he ended up with is a ...
By
Matt Brunson
of Creative Loafing (7/0)
More tolerable than most movies based on past TV shows.
By
Peter Sobczynski
of Critic Doctor (7/0)
I wish that director/co-writer Todd Phillips...could have come up with something a little smarter...
By
Jeff Vice
of Deseret News, Salt Lake City (7/0)
Amusing enough to please those looking for something silly, goofy and fun.
Reviews of Starsky & Hutch
By
John J. Puccio
of DVDTown.com (7/0)
...inoffensive, sometimes charming, and often irritatingly dull. Its satirical jabs are aimed at...
By
Brian Mckay
of eFilmCritic.com (7/0)
If you're a fan from back in the day, seeing that Red and White-striped Gran Torino in action onc...
By
Collin Souter
of eFilmCritic.com (7/0)
Stiller and Wilson provide plenty of laughs, but do I really need another reminder of just how la...
By
Erik Childress
of eFilmCritic.com (7/0)
Todd Phillips is the succubus of filmmakers. I can only assume that’s how he keeps getting jobs. ...
By
Scott Weinberg
of eFilmCritic.com (7/0)
Capably accomplishes precisely what it set out to do in the first place...which is to deliver goo...
By
Nicolas Lacroix
of EnPrimeur.ca (7/0)
Le film offre de nombreux moments amusants.
Reviews of Starsky & Hutch
By
Eric D. Snider
of EricDSnider.com (7/0)
The film is fitfully amusing but never quite reaches the heights it ought to.
By
Kim Linekin
of eye WEEKLY (7/0)
If you like Stiller and Wilson, you'll find enough to like about this film. If you don't, you can...
By
Eugene Novikov
of Film Blather (7/0)
Stiller and Wilson are becoming the most memorable comedic duo since Walter Matthau and Jack Lemm...
By
Walter Chaw
of Film Freak Central (7/0)
The filmic equivalent of a roofie: you're sure that something happened while you were out, but da...
By
David Noh
of Film Journal International (7/0)
Has a few bright, wiseass moments, but is generally pretty lame.
By
Jimmy O
of Film Snobs (7/0)
What do you get when you add four screenwriters, five producers, and two leads who can't work out...
Reviews of Starsky & Hutch
By
Eric Campos
of Film Threat (7/0)
This movie doesn’t even deserve to stand next to the crummiest of Starsky and Hutch TV episodes.
By
Jesse Hassenger
of filmcritic.com (7/0)
you won’t go more than a minute or two without a laugh
By
Joe Utichi
of FilmFocus (7/0)
A humorous but ultimately unsatisfying comedy.
By
Victoria Alexander
of FilmsInReview.com (7/0)
Finally, the out-of-the-closet Starsky and Hutch!
By
Todd Gilchrist
of FilmStew.com (7/0)
I can honestly say it’s the funniest movie I’ve seen this year, and a great reminder of what dum...
By
Stephen Himes
of Flak Magazine (7/0)
Would the producers please just get out of the way and let Todd Phillips direct the darn movie?
Reviews of Starsky & Hutch
By
Rob Vaux
of Flipside Movie Emporium (7/0)
That scraping sound you hear is postmodernism hitting the bottom of the barrel.
By
Jeffrey Lyles
of Gazette (MD) (7/0)
...far more entertaining than any recent television show turned movie has been.
By
Michael Rechtshaffen
of Hollywood Reporter (7/0)
Cruises along agreeably on the easy chemistry between Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson.
By
Glen Oliver
of IGN Movies (7/0)
All things being equal, Starsky and Hutch still manages to be an enjoyable ride, even though it l...
By
Jeff Otto
of IGN Movies (7/0)
Starsky knows exactly what it is and has fun with it.
By
JoBlo
of JoBlo's Movie Emporium (7/0)
The screenplay could have used at least a couple of more rewrites to be truly funny.
Reviews of Starsky & Hutch
By
Bob Bloom
of Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) (7/0)
Starsky & Hutch is guilty pleasure fun that just rolls along having a grand old time.
By
James Sanford
of Kalamazoo Gazette (7/0)
as crammed with cheese as a fondue pot on New Year's Eve. You need not be familiar with the origi...
By
Shawn Bowers
of Kansas City Star (7/0)
The tag line says it all: 'They’re the man.'
By
Andrea Chase
of Killer Movie Reviews (7/0)
I’m not saying never, ever, mine television for feature films, but I am saying that maybe it’s ti...
By
Robert Roten
of Laramie Movie Scope (7/0)
An amiable comedy, boosted by some good jokes, solid performances and plenty of charm.
By
Jon Niccum
of Lawrence Journal-World (7/0)
It's a sloppy batch of seen-it-before setups and spotty punchlines that never settles on whether ...
Reviews of Starsky & Hutch
By
Austin O'Connor
of Lowell Sun (7/0)
It’s fun, and that’s all it really wants to be.
By
Anita Schmaltz
of Metro Times (Detroit, MI) (7/0)
Phillips pushes for laughs more than the show did, but still manages a weird mix of comedy, serio...
By
Randy Shulman
of Metro Weekly (Washington, DC) (7/0)
"The movie's chronically flaccid humor is exceedingly tame and pointedly inoffensive."
By
Rene Rodriguez
of Miami Herald (7/0)
The worst thing about Starsky & Hutch is how devoid of actual jokes the movie is. It's all premis...
By
Nick Carter
of Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (7/0)
Keeps you laughing or winking enough to keep from thinking about the thin story.
By
Kevin N. Laforest
of Montreal Film Journal (7/0)
I like Stiller and Wilson, but they need better material than these witless mainstream flicks.
Reviews of Starsky & Hutch
By
David N. Butterworth
of Movie Boeuf (7/0)
Any resemblance between the original -- and fun! -- 1970's TV series and this in-name-only Todd P...
By
Frank Ochieng
of Movie Eye (7/0)
...captures the quirky spirit of its original televised counterpart...spunky and spry...a groovy ...
By
Marty Mapes
of Movie Habit (7/0)
For what it is, Starsky & Hutch is a big success
By
Nell Minow
of Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies (7/0)
Genuine affection for the original and just the right touch of snarky post-modernism.
By
Michael Elliott
of Movie Parables (7/0)
The only thing faithful to the original series is the familiar red and white Ford Grand Torino.
By
Kevin A. Ranson
of MovieCrypt.com (7/0)
... anyone can see the only thing (the film) has to do with “Starsky & Hutch” is the car (and the...
Reviews of Starsky & Hutch
By
Mark Ramsey
of MovieJuice! (7/0)
Hey, Carmen Electra looks worried - at least she would look worried if her forehead didn't contai...
By
Andrew Sarris
of New York Observer (7/0)
A sterling supporting cast -- down to the tiniest bit parts -- provides enough astringent intelli...
By
John Anderson
of Newsday (7/0)
Being a period piece hardly excuses Starsky & Hutch from being a cliche-ridden, uncharming and ti...
By
Jim Chastain
of Norman Transcript (7/0)
The idea of it, including the attention to seventies detail and the music, is funnier than most o...
By
Frank Swietek
of One Guy's Opinion (7/0)
Reeks of mediocrity...the show was hardly a classic, but even so this insipid remolding doesn't d...
By
Jeremy C. Fox
of Pajiba (7/0)
The real standout in the supporting cast is Snoop Dogg as Huggy Bear. Snoop steals every scene he...
Reviews of Starsky & Hutch
By
Frédéric Rochefort-Allie
of Panorama (7/0)
Qu'on se le répète, Ben Stiller et Owen Wilson sont probablement l'un des plus habiles duos humor...
By
Dawn Taylor
of Portland Tribune (7/0)
... a delightful, if uneven, bit of pop culture snark.
By
James Kendrick
of Q Network Film Desk (7/0)
never quite as good as you’d wish it would be, although there are a couple of scenes that are rea...
By
Linda Cook
of Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) (7/0)
This is a gentle nod to the television series.
By
Josh Gilchrist
of rec.arts.movies.reviews (7/0)
This film benefits from a cool and breezy style, forcing some of the jokes but succeeding more of...
By
David Nusair
of Reel Film Reviews (7/0)
Though there are a few chuckles to be had - mostly thanks to Vaughn's hilariously over-the-top pe...
Reviews of Starsky & Hutch
By
Timothy Knight
of Reel.com (7/0)
Starsky and Hutch is a rarity: a big-screen parody of an old television series that's actually pr...
By
Laura Clifford
of Reeling Reviews (7/0)
...Stiller and Wilson's opposing approaches to comedy are perfectly paralleled in their casting h...
By
Robin Clifford
of Reeling Reviews (7/0)
Starsky and Hutch is a bit of amusing 70’s nostalgia that is a good vehicle for its stars.
By
Betty Jo Tucker
of ReelTalk Movie Reviews (7/0)
Because I got such a kick out of Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson in 'Zoolander,' I'm happy they're ba...
By
James Berardinelli
of ReelViews (7/0)
The key to the film's success is that it uses the burned out premise as the springboard for a com...
By
Beth Jones
of Roanoke Times (Virginia) (7/0)
Stiller and Wilson use the detectives as springboards for their quirky brand of humor. Think "Zoo...
Reviews of Starsky & Hutch
By
Jack Garner
of Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (7/0)
The actors are at the top of their comedic game, and their chemistry is undeniable.
By
Peter Travers
of Rolling Stone (7/0)
While the gags in Starsky and Hutch are more hit-and-miss than nonstop inspiration, the movie doe...
By
Joe Baltake
of Sacramento Bee (7/0)
All in all, the film has a certain authenticity, capturing the spirit of the series.
By
Stephanie Zacharek
of Salon.com (7/0)
Moves slowly and without much grace; it tries to jiggle laughs out of us instead of letting them ...
By
William Arnold
of Seattle Post-Intelligencer (7/0)
Serious fans of the old show may rightly feel one of their favorite childhood dreams has been vio...
By
Mark Rahner
of Seattle Times (7/0)
Apart from wardrobe and hair, the two heroes completely miss the spirit that made the original sp...
Reviews of Starsky & Hutch
By
Nick Schager
of Slant Magazine (7/0)
Judging by the looks of Todd Phillips’ tired Starsky and Hutch, it appears that 70s nostalgia has...
By
Rob Blackwelder
of SPLICEDWire (7/0)
Ben Stiller has fallen into a terrible rut as an insufferable prat.
By
Nick Rogers
of State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL) (7/0)
More about humor and hero worship than plot, which is fine, and the movie ambles along mostly at ...
By
John Venable
of Supercala.com (7/0)
Even though his role is small, Will Ferrell alone makes it worth a viewing.
By
Tony Toscano
of Talking Pictures (U.S.) (7/0)
Starsky and Hutch” did what it set out to do - make me laugh.
By
Dustin Putman
of TheMovieBoy.com (7/0)
The majority of the humor falls flat, the pacing holds no true momentum, and passing entertainmen...
Reviews of Starsky & Hutch
By
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
of TheMovieChicks.com (7/0)
It's probably a hoot for fans of the show. It definitely captures the atmosphere, but it doesn't ...
By
Scott Nash
of Three Movie Buffs (7/0)
Works in large part due to the chemistry between Stiller and Wilson.
By
Richard Schickel
of TIME Magazine (7/0)
Starsky & Hutch has moments of hilarity a little greater than you might expect of a movie that is...
By
Audrey Rock-Richardson
of Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah) (7/0)
Seriously short on laughs.
By
Maitland McDonagh
of TV Guide's Movie Guide (4/3)
Too much of the script relies on smug, lazy strip-mining of second-rate pop-culture sources for n...
By
Mike Clark
of USA Today (7/0)
Though Stiller and Wilson may be today's most overexposed actors, they have infectious chemistry ...
Reviews of Starsky & Hutch
By
Jeffrey Chen
of Window to the Movies (7/0)
The closest thing I see to being a revival of the two-man comedy team is the pairing of Stiller a...
By
Steven Snyder
of Zertinet Movies (7/0)
...the film’s willingness to laugh at itself. This is not fine art, but pop culture fun, and for ...
By
John Beifuss
of Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (3/5) Login Required (Login Required)
The director doesn't even pretend to introduce a romantic subplot. Why should he, when the centra...
By
Phil Villarreal
of Arizona Daily Star (3/4) No reference
It's a good thing they're The Man, too. Because they're working with such a creaky, inconsistentl...
By
Christopher Smith
of Bangor Daily News (Maine) (3/4) No reference
Comedy is difficult. Good comedies are rare. "Starsky & Hutch" has three noteworthy moments, one ...
By
Nev Pierce
of BBC (3/4) No reference
Big on potential, short on really big laughs, it's a buddy cop comedy which coasts on the charism...
Reviews of Starsky & Hutch
By
Emily Blunt
of Blunt Review (3/4) No reference
Starsky & Hutch is super-sized hilarity - Stiller and Wilson style! Vince Vaughn reeks of Aqua Ve...
By
Wade Major
of Boxoffice Magazine (3/4) No reference
It's a kitschy confluence of references and nostalgic in-jokes all but guaranteed to make faithfu...
By
Pablo Villaca
of Cinema em Cena (3/4) No reference
Stiller e Wilson certamente já provaram ser capazes de originarem uma franquia baseada não em per...
By
David Keyes
of Cinemaphile.org (3/4) No reference
...the movie doesn't take any of its material seriously—a big plus—and the alertness of the chara...
By
Christopher Tookey
of Daily Mail [UK] (3/4) No reference
More a wasted franchise opportunity than a movie.
By
Robert Denerstein
of Denver Rocky Mountain News (3/4) No reference
The ceaseless Hollywood plundering of '70s television definitely tests one's patience, and Starsk...
Reviews of Starsky & Hutch
By
Richard Roeper
of Ebert & Roeper (3/4) No reference
[A] lot of fun from start to finish.
By
Sean O'Connell
of Eclipse Magazine (3/4) No reference
Mildly amusing and true to the spirit of both the show and its host decade.
By
Staci Layne Wilson
of Fantastica Daily (3/4) No reference
Fun but forgettable, it's Stiller and Wilson that make Starsky & Hutch worth a trip to the cinepl...
By
MaryAnn Johanson
of Flick Filosopher (6/1) No reference
[M]ight as well be called Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller Do Their Schtick in Funny 70s Clothes...
By
Eric Lurio
of Greenwich Village Gazette (3/4) No reference
This sucks. I’m sorry there’s no other way to put it.
By
Ross Anthony
of Hollywood Report Card (3/4) No reference
While it's never plain bad, the film is not really plain good, and very seldom plain funny. (Mild...
Reviews of Starsky & Hutch
By
Kit Bowen
of Hollywood.com (3/4) No reference
Starsky & Hutch will remind you just how bad '70s cop shows could be, but its stellar comic cast ...
By
Liz Braun
of Jam! Movies (3/4) No reference
There are about three good laughs in Starsky & Hutch.
By
Louis B. Hobson
of Jam! Movies (3/4) No reference
Considering how flimsy Starsky & Hutch is, it manages to deliver some big laughs and some excelle...
By
Dan Lybarger
of Kansas City Star (3/4) No reference
For every solid rib tickler, there are about three bits that make the film's brief running time s...
By
Danny Minton
of KBTV-NBC (Beaumont, TX) (3/4) No reference
A three-decade-old waste of time.
By
Scott Foundas
of L.A. Weekly (3/4) No reference
Hollywood's latest McMovie -- name-brand recognition as raison d’être or, if you will, creative b...
Reviews of Starsky & Hutch
By
John Larsen
of Light Views (6/1) No reference
Bad mimes, dead ponies, cheerleader threesomes, perverted prisoners..."Starsky & Hutch" is everyt...
By
Manohla Dargis
of Los Angeles Times (3/4) No reference
No one involved with Starsky & Hutch actually seems to care about the movie.
By
Colin Covert
of Minneapolis Star Tribune (3/4) No reference
An affectionate satire of the late-'70s action series, it retains an agreeable small-screen modes...
By
Martin Scribbs
of Mixed Reviews (3/4) No reference
Overcomes its played '70s spoof material, just one notch above Undercover Brother-flaccid, to bec...
By
James Rocchi
of Netflix (3/4) No reference
Wilson-Stiller comedy revamps a 1970s TV show for a few laughs -- but just a few.
By
Lisa Rose
of Newark Star-Ledger (3/4) No reference
One the best '70s tube lampoons since 1995's The Brady Bunch Movie.
Reviews of Starsky & Hutch
By
Marc Mohan
of Oregonian (3/4) No reference
Satirically, there's really nothing here that can't be found in Spike Jonze's video for the Beast...
By
Roger Moore
of Orlando Sentinel (3/4) No reference
The stars give [the movie] so many knee-slapper moments you'll want to wear long thick pants to s...
By
Gary Thompson
of Philadelphia Daily News (3/4) No reference
Starsky & Hutch isn't conceptually clever or well-designed, but on the other hand it's well-stock...
By
Carrie Rickey
of Philadelphia Inquirer (3/4) No reference
Diverting retread.
By
Sean Burns
of Philadelphia Weekly (3/4) No reference
Stiller and Wilson's flirty, crackerjack rapport has grown to resemble something like a pan-sexua...
By
Jon Popick
of Planet Sick-Boy (3/4) No reference
Just stay home and wait for The Beastie Boys' "Sabotage" to play on MTV2.
Reviews of Starsky & Hutch
By
Kam Williams
of Princeton Town Topics (3/4) No reference
Cartoonish but clever, with the bulk of the fun coming when Wilson's wry wit meets Stiller's impa...
By
Sean Means
of Salt Lake Tribune (3/4) No reference
Stiller and Wilson, it seems, took the script... and tore it into confetti.
By
David Elliott
of San Diego Union-Tribune (3/4) No reference
Viewing Starsky & Hutch is embarrassing, like watching Hollywood eat a cadaver in order to stay a...
By
Phoebe Flowers
of South Florida Sun-Sentinel (3/4) No reference
Much like the big-screen adaptation of Charlie's Angels, Starksy & Hutch manages to play its chee...
By
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
of St. Paul Pioneer Press (3/4) No reference
Starsky & Hutch might seem funnier if the Naked Gun movies hadn't already parodied cop show clich...
By
Josh Larsen
of Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (3/4) No reference
...has more funny actors than actual laughs.
Reviews of Starsky & Hutch
By
Geoff Pevere
of Toronto Star (3/4) No reference
Like countless other flabby, winking studio comedies out there, this movie plays like a series of...
By
Jonathan R. Perry
of Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) (3/4) No reference
Something we seldom expect (or get) in the creatively bankrupt trend of adapting moldy old TV sho...
By
Willie Waffle
of WaffleMovies.com (3/4) No reference
If you never saw the TV show, you'll still laugh.
By
Bob Strauss
of Los Angeles Daily News (3/4) Not Reachable
Starsky & Hutch, the movie, has no weight or purpose. But it takes its triviality seriously enoug...
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