Best in Show 2000

Critics score:
95 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Ebert & Roeper: Read more

Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News: Read more

Dave McCoy, Seattle Times: It's time we crown Christopher Guest as the King of Satire. Read more

Susan Stark, Detroit News: You come away wishing that Guest could deliver a new mockumentary not every so often but every year. Read more

Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News: The jokes in Best in Show are somewhat one-dimensional, but they hit their target. Read more

Stephen Holden, New York Times: Best in Show is essentially a well-organized, exquisitely nuanced skit comedy. Read more

Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel: Improv comedy rarely makes it onto the big screen. And when it does so as hilariously as it does in Best in Show ... that is certainly cause for celebration. Read more

David Edelstein, Slate: With results like this, a new Guest mockumentary every couple of years would be aces by me. Read more

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Read more

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: Read more

Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle: It's funny. Read more

Paul Clinton (CNN.com), CNN.com: Whatever the reason, [Guest's] films have always developed cult followings once they hit video. Hopefully, Best in Show will buck that trend and be successful in theaters, too. Read more

Steven Rosen, Denver Post: The movie is light as a lap dog, and often just as lovable. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: The rather unoriginal satiric flaw becomes obvious, in most cases, within 30 seconds, the film has little to do but repeat the same giant bull's eye gags over and over again. Read more

Mark Bourne, Film.com: ...it's always a pleasure to watch this ensemble of gifted talents do what they do best -- be spontaneous and funny and surprising. What we get is a master-class demonstration of the distinction between comic actors and comedians who try to act. Read more

Globe and Mail: Read more

Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture: Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: This is one rare occasion when we can be glad that the film industry is going to the dogs. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: A wickedly funny mocumentary. Read more

Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com: The dogs may be cute, but it's the people who steal the show. Read more

Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle: In terms of dramatic tension, Best in Show is more compelling than a lot of formulaic sports movies. Read more

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Eddie Cockrell, Variety: Read more

Robert Koehler, Variety: Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: I enjoyed Best in Show... But I didn't laugh as hard as I did during Guest's previous comedies, This Is Spinal Tap and Waiting for Guffman. Read more

Rita Kempley, Washington Post: The actors' ad-libbed responses, along with their amateurish reactions to the ever-present camera, are more forlorn than comedic. Read more