Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

Dickie Roberts is a flimsy film that has funny but mostly unfunny comedy and goes on with a dumb plot that thinks its well enough to make a movie about.... Full review

Dickie Roberts actually looked like it would be somewhat funny. I knew it wasn't going to be great, but I thought it might be alright. But i was very disappointed. The movie was so boring. There were a very few funny... Full review

Dicky Roberts is very funny. So funny, it could be a great movie. But there are way to many cliche. From the beginning I knew what the story would end to. It is very funny, but like all other movies.... Full review

This movie kept us laughing all the way. It was much better than we anticipated. The story never got lame and the variety of the characters provided for humorous interaction... Full review

This movie had a lot of potential. The storyline itself was not a bad idea. But it needed two things: better writers, and a replacement for David Spade. He just wasn't funny. The rest of the cast, especially the child actors,... Full review

It's a shame when a good concept is pissed away. Now I wouldn't say David Spade "pissed away" a good concept but he has certainly watered it down. "Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star" has the makings of a killer black comedy... Full review

this movie was funny i won tickets to go to the premiere and this will have you laguing the whole time.everyone should see it... Full review

OMG THIS MOVIE WAS SOOO FUNNY WOW I WAS LIEK FALLING OUGHTA MY SEAT CUZ I WAS LAUGHIN SO HARD...EVERY1 U SHOULD WATCH THIS MOVIE ITS SOOOO FUNNY THX TO DAVID SPADE AND HIS MAJORLY FUNNY JOKES... Full review

We walked out. I've always liked David Spade, but either he's forgotton how to act, or even HE hated this movie. The story is dreadful, the direction is terrible, and the "comedy" is insulting to ones intelligence. I left behind a... Full review

The movie was pretty good. The humor was very sane and suitable for children. It followed a good pattern and the acting was good. It very funny and even had a little message. Just got to love the part after credits... Full review

Eventually, they run out of steam and the comedy is lost. While the personalities of the cast produce some comical episodes, sometimes the excitement brews from sticky situations that elevate their odd personalities. ... Full Review

Dickie is an impudent wisecracker who's never been socialized. Most are decades removed from their popularity and now look older than current stars of the same age, for whom plastic surgery is a routine business expense. ... Full Review

In place of venal comedy we get syrup mixed with the odd jab of slapstick. ... Full Review

Not to be deterred, however, Dickie hires a family (Craig Bierko, Mary McCormack, Scott Terra and Jenna Boyd) willing to treat him like a child for a few months... Fortunately this isn't true of Dickie and the scenes where he bonds with both the children and McCormack are genuinely sweet, even if they do repeat the same "No-one ever said that to me before" bit about three times. ... Full Review

Spade is at his best when his inner-bastard is let loose. Sadly, here we see a tamer, more sugary Spade, and unfortunately, the laughs slow down to a trickle. ... Full Review

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