Big Top Pee-wee

critic Reviews

, 36% Rotten Tomatometer Score
  • Its endearingly oddball lead character gives it his all, but Big Top Pee-Wee simply lacks the whimsical magic of its predecessor.
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    Roger EbertChicago Sun-Times
    Big Top Pee-wee is as guileless and cheerful as Pee-wee's first movie, Pee-wee's Big Adventure, but it's not as magical.
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    Quentin CrispChristopher Street
    In reducing its narrative to the merest skeleton, I am not being unfair to Big Top Pee-wee; in fact, I am doing it a favor. Its weakness lies in its innumerable digressions and its lack of any clearly defined intention - its absence of a consistent style.
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    Elizabeth PincusGay Community News (Boston)
    A wildly perverse movie, filled with gender jokes, dry wit and downright weird interactions.
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    David NusairReel Film Reviews
    Big Top Pee-wee benefits substantially from Reubens' winning work as the always-appealing Pee-wee Herman...
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    Scott G. MignolaCommon Sense Media
    Uneven, loopy cult favorite.
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    Cole SmitheyColeSmithey.com
    A yeowling comedy. Look out for those sight gags.
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    Kevin CarrFat Guys at the Movies
    Lacking the energy and the off-kilter consistency of the first film, this sequel does manage to have a few fun moments.
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    Thomas DelapaBoulder Weekly
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    Emanuel LevyEmanuelLevy.Com
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    Jake EukerF5 (Wichita, KS)