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31 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranExuberant and insidiously funny satire.
- 80Film ThreatChris GoreFilm ThreatChris GoreStiller is laugh-out-loud funny from start to finish and anyone that may quibble about plot minutiae, is just not ready to have a good time.
- 75Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrIsn't always on the money, but when it is, it really is.
- 75New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardThe humor is simple but far from dumb. The dueling "walk-off" between rival male mannequins is inspired, as are the sly juxtapositions of the male model's faux physicality with such real-world demands as coal mining.
- 67Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerSeattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerThe gags hit more than they miss, and Stiller has moments of inspired absurdity, but he's capable of something more cutting and clever. It's junk food moviemaking: fun to snack on, but hardly a substantial meal.
- 60New Times (L.A.)Robert WilonskyNew Times (L.A.)Robert WilonskyLike all films constructed out of pop-culture effluvia, Zoolander runs the risk of being so last month; this is a movie that treats Fabio as the ultimate punch line and regards David Bowie as the prince of style.
- 60SalonStephanie ZacharekSalonStephanie ZacharekIt's to Stiller's credit that he can sustain the joke for the length of the movie, but just barely. Ten more minutes of Zoolander would have been 10 minutes too many.
- 50Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonEven though it’s mostly pleasant and sometimes funny, Zoolander could use some sort of boost.
- 50New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerNew York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerWhen he's playing a relatively normal guy ringed by eccentrics, as in "There's Something About Mary" and "Meet the Parents," Stiller can be flat-out funny. In Zoolander, he's just one nutso among many, and he cancels himself out.
- 42Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumIn theory, Zoolander is ''Pret-à-Porter'' on laughing gas. In practice, however, the movie is an ill-fitting suit of gags, too long in the crotch even at 90 minutes.