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37 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 79Film.comLaremy LegelFilm.comLaremy LegelA bawdy and belligerent comedy, meant mostly for folks looking for nothing more than to enjoy a few laughs.
- 75Boston GlobeTy BurrBoston GlobeTy BurrIf you’re going to make a dopey, bawdy, foul-mouthed, predictable lady-buddy-cop movie, you might as well make it funny. And until it overstays its welcome in the final half-hour, The Heat is shamefully funny.
- 75St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsSt. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsAfter watching the trailers, I was expecting torture, but this smart, subversive movie made me laugh. So shoot me.
- 67Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesAustin ChronicleKimberley JonesMore often than not The Heat is just stupid-funny, which circles us back to McCarthy, motor-mouthing four-letter fury like an operatic aria. She sells Mullins as delightfully unhinged and fairly radiating with rage, and it’s irresistible.
- 67Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallTampa Bay TimesSteve PersallWhen director Paul Feig — who revitalized feminine comedy with "Bridesmaids" — allows McCarthy's improvisational instincts to take over because, honestly, nobody else in the cast can stand up to her. McCarthy is the best thing about The Heat.
- 63Slant MagazineAndrew SchenkerSlant MagazineAndrew SchenkerWith the film, Melissa McCarthy definitively cements her status as a legitimate comic talent, leaving her co-star stumbling behind in her wake.
- 60New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanEvery foul-mouthed joke [McCarthy] cracks, every unexpected physical gag she underplays, is so funny you forget how often we’ve seen this setup. Or, when it comes to women, how rarely.
- 58The A.V. ClubBen KenigsbergThe A.V. ClubBen KenigsbergPart of the point here is to stake a claim on a genre that’s traditionally been a boys’ club, and in that regard, The Heat delivers: In a bonding moment, this odd couple goes on a bender as epic as anything in "The Hangover." Their enthusiasm with weapons should alarm viewers across all demographics and species.
- 50The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottThe volatile chemistry between Ms. McCarthy and Ms. Bullock is something to behold, and carries The Heat through its lazy conception and slapdash execution.
- 38McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreMcClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreGive it up for Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy. You’ll never see them work harder at a comedy than in The Heat, a stumbling, aggressively loud and profane cop buddy picture where they struggle to wring “funny” out of a script that isn’t.