Critics Pan Kevin Hart's New Netflix Comedy '72 Hours'
Film critics have largely given negative reviews to Kevin Hart's latest Netflix comedy, '72 Hours,' describing it as forgettable, mediocre, and a waste of its cast and premise. Reviewers noted the film's attempt at intergenerational humor and slapstick fell flat, with some calling it a 'Hangover' knockoff.
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72 Hours review – Kevin Hart drags down Netflix midlife crisis comedy
The overexposed actor falls flat in another disappointing vehicle that fails to make the most of its neat bachelor-party-with-a-twist concept 72 Hours is Kevin Hart’s midlife crisis comedy. He stars as Joe, a 40-year-old New York marketing executive whose once-reliable Midas touch has worn off. He’s no longer the office’s go-to translator of youth culture, yet he remains on the verge of a promotion – the final hurdle standing between him and happily-ever-after with his longtime girlfriend (Te...
By Andrew Lawrence
Read full article →’72 Hours’ Review: Kevin Hart Tries to Be Down With the Kids in a Mediocre ‘Hangover’ Knockoff
Great comedies are in short supply these days, but “72 Hours” offers a reminder that a crime subplot can quickly ruin even a potentially average one. Directed by Tim Story (“Barbershop,” “Ride Along”) and written by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg (the “Harold & Kumar” trilogy, “American Reunion”), this latter-day “Hangover” retread did not need […]
By Guy Lodge
Read full article →‘72 Hours’ Review: Kevin Hart Throws Himself Into the Slapstick but Netflix’s Intergenerational Farce Squanders Its Premise
A 40-year-old marketing exec spends time with a group of Gen Zers to get a handle on youth culture in Tim Story's raucous action-comedy, also featuring Teyana Taylor and Mason Gooding.
By Frank Scheck
Read full article →72 Hours Review: Forgettable Kevin Hart Comedy Wastes Its Cast
Though it has some good jokes, especially when letting its stars riff, 72 Hours is poisoned by an uncomfortably bad premise and never recovers.
By Alex Harrison
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