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18 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasOf course, "It Happens One Night" comes to mind, but The Sure Thing is so sparkling and original in its humor, so perceptive about human nature in its own right, that its key elements seem classic, not carbons.
- 90The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinThe Sure Thing is glowing proof of two things: Traditional romantic comedy can be adapted to suit the teen-age trade, and Mr. Reiner's contribution to ''This Is Spinal Tap'' was more than a matter of humor.
- 90The Sure Thing is at heart a sweetly old-fashioned look at the last lap of the coming-of-age ordeal in which the sure thing becomes less important than the real thing. Realization may not be earth shattering, but in an era of fast food and faster sex, return to the traditional is downright refreshing.
- 90Time Out LondonTime Out LondonReiner's splendidly confident, witty teenage variation on It Happened One Night.
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe Sure Thing is a small miracle. Although the hero of this movie is promised by his buddy that he'll be fixed up with a "guaranteed sure thing," the film is not about the sure thing but about how this kid falls genuinely and touchingly into love.
- 83Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyEntertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyRob Reiner’s Spinal Tap follow-up is surprisingly deep for a flick that rests on the same shelf as Hardbodies and My Tutor. But as Gib would say, ”What the hell’s wrong with being stupid once in a while?
- 80EmpireAdam SmithEmpireAdam SmithSmart, sassy and sweet. This showed John Cusack's promise as a romantic lead, and some.
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe comedy in The Sure Thing is genial and unforced. Most of it develops organically out of the characters and their situations. It doesn't grate and it doesn't interfere with the evolution of the central relationship, and it's effective enough to provoke the occasional laugh or smile.
- 75TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineA charming surprise.
- 70The DissolveScott TobiasThe DissolveScott TobiasThe Sure Thing is queasily old-fashioned, a raunchy road trip without the raunch that nonetheless trades on sex-comedy stereotypes: party animals in Hawaiian shirts, tea-sipping no-fun-niks in neutral-colored sweaters, and a compliant blonde sex doll that is, in fact, a sure thing. The film takes baby steps to something better.