Domestic Disturbance 2001

Critics score:
24 / 100

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Glenn Lovell, San Jose Mercury News: A slick, rerouted TV movie at best. Read more

John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press: Domestic Disturbance isn't a great thriller, but it will suffice until one comes along. Read more

Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: If the premise of Domestic Disturbance interests you at all, you're better off renting 1987's The Stepfather ... That film was everything Domestic Disturbance is not: taut, suspenseful, unpredictable, and not the slightest bit condescending. Read more

Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune: Thanks to that vapid script, it's about as scary, and believable, as a little boy yelling 'wolf.' Read more

Ebert & Roeper: Read more

Susan Stark, Detroit News: Read more

Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News: The good news is that it runs a mere 89 minutes. The bad news is that it still seems too long. Read more

A.O. Scott, New York Times: Mr. Travolta is a loose and open actor, full of energy and charm, but it is hard to think of anyone who has wasted so much talent in so many bad pictures. Read more

Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: It's all indifferently acted, sloppily directed and edited, and utterly ridiculous. Read more

Scott Von Doviak, Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com: At least it's not Battlefield: Earth II. Read more

Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: A passable time-passer. Read more

Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle: Travolta plays the concerned, loving father with relaxed conviction and appeal. His performance deserves a better movie. Read more

Paul Tatara, CNN.com: About as tense as a game of connect-the-dots. Read more

Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: When a disturbance is dramatized well, there's no place like home. Read more

Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: Since it purports to be a thriller, well, let's just say the edge of your seat doesn't exactly get a workout. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Movies like Domestic Disturbance leave me dispirited. There's nothing likable, exciting, or intriguing about them. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The physical details are so unlikely they seem contrived even in a thriller. Read more

Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com: It's big and dumb, all right -- the sort of thing you'd like to shoot with an elephant gun to put out of its misery. Read more

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: There are thrills and shocks to be had here. Read more

Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Read more

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Read more

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Mike Clark, USA Today: With domestic disturbances, someone calls the cops. With this DOA, someone had better call the coroner. Read more

Todd McCarthy, Variety: Read more

Michael Atkinson, Village Voice: It's dire, unimaginative silliness. Read more