62
Metascore
13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Los Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonLos Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonCertainly Crocodile Dundee is nothing you can examine deeply or mull over afterward. It's simply an expert crowd-pleaser. It has such a sure, easy, confident touch that it's almost failure-proof--like a tip of the hat, a sip of beer, a quick, golden G'day.
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliCrocodile Dundee is a breezy, fun affair - a trifle that is extremely pleasant to sample and leaves no bitter aftertaste.
- Paul Hogan is a delightful Crocodile Dundee. He has an easy, extremely likable screen personality -a mixture of warmth, sex appeal, disarming innocence and dry humor.
- 70The DissolveNathan RabinThe DissolveNathan RabinThere’s an element of self-deprecation to Hogan’s performance—a winking, grinning acknowledgment of the character’s absurdity that nicely undercuts the macho fantasy.
- 60EmpireIan NathanEmpireIan NathanUnpretentious, warm, at times hilarious, it's hard to find a bad word to say about Crocodile Dundee.
- 60TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineThe film's fish-out-of-water story line is a film comedy standard; what makes the picture work so well is Hogan's cheerful, weatherbeaten appeal.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertAll of the cliches are in the right places, most of the gags pay off and there are moments of real amusement as the Australian cowboy wanders around Manhattan as a naive sightseer. The problem is that there's not one moment of chemistry between the two stars.
- 50Washington PostPaul AttanasioWashington PostPaul AttanasioA double fish out of water structure -- first she's the fish, then he's the fish -- but the movie doesn't go anywhere with it, mostly because the characters are such nullities.
- For a long time Crocodile Dundee isn't so much a collection of jokes as a stiff-jointed opposites-attract romantic drama goofed up with stereotypes.