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Gary Dowell, Dallas Morning News: Since the script was co-written by Mr. Spade (along with long-time SNL head writer Fred Wolf) he really has only himself to blame for being involved in such a mess. Read more
Robert K. Elder, Chicago Tribune: Killed by blah characters, lame jokes and clichs you can see coming a mile away. Read more
Elvis Mitchell, New York Times: Teeters on the fine line between condescending and corrupt. Read more
Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader: Contrived yet unpretentious, predictable yet surprising, this underdog comedy and its title character have considerable charm. Read more
Louis B. Parks, Houston Chronicle: More like a whole season of connected SNL skits than a real movie. Read more
Paul Tatara, CNN.com: Spade's generic nonperformance is the centerpiece of a very wobbly story, and he simply isn't enough of an actor to keep you interested. Read more
Christy Lemire, Associated Press: You could save your money and watch this kind of mind-numbing, lowest-common-denominator dreck for free by flipping on the television and finding The Jerry Springer Show. Read more
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: At one point, Joe gets excrement poured all over his precious mullet, and that, in essence, is what the entire movie does to him. Read more
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: A comic named David Spade stars in a movie called Joe Dirt, and that's about as funny as things get here. Read more
Jan Stuart, Newsday: Dirt's cup runneth over with excrement, fornicating animals and that perennial favorite of Hollywood comedy, homophobic slurs. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Joe Dirt doesn't waste any time letting you know where it stands. Read more
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com: David Spade is a redneck with heart, but he can't pull a movie out of acid-washed jeans and a mullet. Read more
Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle: Joe Dirt knows its audience and doesn't stint on the flatulence jokes, poop jokes, leg-humping dogs and moments of homo-panic. Read more
Mike Clark, USA Today: Were nature to take the course they both seem to want, the movie could end in 15 minutes. And it would still be too long. Read more
Rita Kempley, Washington Post: Life is a garden. If something stinks, bury it. Read more