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.
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreRoger 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.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreQuentin 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.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreElizabeth PincusGay Community News (Boston)
A wildly perverse movie, filled with gender jokes, dry wit and downright weird interactions.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDavid NusairReel Film Reviews
Big Top Pee-wee benefits substantially from Reubens' winning work as the always-appealing Pee-wee Herman...
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreScott G. MignolaCommon Sense Media
Uneven, loopy cult favorite.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreCole SmitheyColeSmithey.com
A yeowling comedy. Look out for those sight gags.
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreKevin 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.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreThomas DelapaBoulder Weekly
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreEmanuel LevyEmanuelLevy.Com
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreJake EukerF5 (Wichita, KS)