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(1 - 32) of 32 OFCS Rating: 53% Rotten Page   1   B- "While Guantanamo Bay isn't as consistently funny as its predecessor, it does capitalize on the fact that the world is even more screwed up now than it was four years ago."   FromTheBalcony   Bill Clark 2.5/5 "During its slightly surreal scenes, Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay crackles. At other times, it's the same old smoke out."   Filmcritic.com   Bill Gibron D- "I'd assumed I would never have to write this, but I miss the confident directorial touch of the guy who made Dude, Where's My Car?"   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf B "In spite of their dubiously short stay at the prison of the film's title this multi-culti screwball buddy comedy, about stoner goofballs Harold and Kumar, properly roasts post 9/11 America with an irreverent vengeance."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey "A simultaneously broad-brush and acute critique of U.S. policy regarding detainees gives way almost immediately to the escape, inadvertent and slapdash as everything is in the (apparent) franchise."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 2/5 "Falls into that classic sequel trap: do the same thing again, but do it bigger and louder... It's a big, noisy, unfunny rerun."   eFilmCritic.com   David Cornelius 2/4 "...has been infused with an uncomfortably over-the-top sensibility that handily obliterates the easy-going feel of its predecessor..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair 2/4 "Far from a complete failure, but in trying so hard to up the ante the filmmakers have made a lesser, more rambling finished product. Simply isn't as satisfying this time around."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman C+ "Like most comedy sequels, it is not as funny as its predecessor -- but, like most comedy sequels, that won't matter too much if you get stoned before you watch it."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider B "No less eager than its predecessor to use pointed political incorrectness to poke fun at our prejudices."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov 2/4 "A disappointing and bland follow up to a comedy that deserved much better than a typical cash-in..."   Cinema Crazed   Felix Vasquez Jr. D "Non-potheads, even those who liked the White Castle original...may have trouble with this dumb, rather nauseating follow-up."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 2.5/4 "It's sporadically enjoyable in a silly, mindless way and it's hard not to laugh at least a few time while awash in all the bad taste."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3/5 "Stoner social satire is rude, crude, and funny."   Common Sense   James Rocchi 7/10 "I think that's the greatest thing about these Harold & Kumar movies. They make stereotyping look ridiculous."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 2.0/4.0 "Looking for love just doesn't seem as satisfying as satisfying the munchies."   MovieCrypt.com   Kevin A. Ranson C+ "The core Harold and Kumar audience of stoners and slackers will enjoy the rude humor and drug references, but the rest of us clean and sober folks are going to be left cold."   Film School Rejects   Kevin Carr 3/4 "Sharp satire, d--- and fart jokes... and Neil Patrick Harris!"   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest B+ "It's laugh out loud funny, and once the screenwriters figure out how to resolve's Patrick Harris's return, they still have Amsterdam."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 2.5/4 "Hurwitz and Schlossberg's sensibilities are coarse, juvenile, lewd, relentlessly tasteless and sometimes surprisingly perceptive when it comes to the glorious variety of racial stereotyping. The film isn't subtle but it can be funny."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 2.5/4 "The best laughs come when the movie aims a little higher, which isn't often enough"   Movie Habit   Marty Mapes 3/5 "Overall, it's an enjoyable sequel, although not up to the admittedly high--heh--standards of the first installment."   Goatdog's Movies   Michael W. Phillips, Jr. 3/4 "Isn't it amazing that a "stoner comedy" could be so profound?"   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan B- "Cheerfully offensive, cheekily raunchy, happily outrageous, and often just plain disgusting, the movie avoids the usual sophomore slump by ramping up the political jabs while keeping it all unpretentious and moving quickly."   Beliefnet   Nell Minow 1.5/4 "An amplification of scale and subject matter that isn't, alas, accompanied by an upgrade in humor."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 3.5/5 "The most shocking thing put forth in Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay just might be the proposition that George W. Bush is actually a pretty cool guy."   Film Threat   Pete Vonder Haar 4/5 "Giddy brain-dead fun that goes to such pains to debunk stereotypes that the debunking itself becomes a joke."   eFilmCritic.com   Rob Gonsalves B- "After two films of their joyous irresponsibility and hedonistic pleasures, I can say with confidence that I wouldn't want to live in a world without them."   Projection Booth   Rob Humanick B+ "...has the same spirit of non-stop comedy as its predecessor and strikes the same chord in the hearts of those of us who appreciate a good laugh."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford "Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay embraces America's capacity for decency and kindness. The possibility that we could actually be that great country isn't just a pipe dream. Only sometimes you need a pipe to truly believe in it."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 7/10 "Insightful this film may not be, but that's never its aim. It's about making us laugh at the silly antics of a couple of dudes we met before and pretty much like."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton 0.5/4 "I was really looking forward to this one."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw  (1 - 32) of 32 OFCS Rating: 53% Rotten Page   1