Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

critic Reviews

, 74% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • The likable leads and subversion of racial stereotypes elevate Harold and Kumar above the typical stoner comedy.
  • , Fresh Tomatometer Score
    Nell MinowCommon Sense Media
    Extremely dumb and vulgar comedy; not for kids.
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    Peter TraversRolling Stone
    A multilayered goof on ethnic stereotypes...
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    Empire Magazine
    Warm, crazily inventive and sometimes hysterical...
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    Derek AdamsTime Out
    Behind all the Farrelly-esque gross-out humour and Cheech & Chong-isms lies a sensitive little picture with a deftly handled anti-racism slant.
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  • , Rotten Tomatometer Score
    Nev PierceBBC.com
    There's an audience that will appreciate this, but they may struggle to see it through the smoke.
  • , Fresh Tomatometer Score
    Stephanie ZacharekSalon.com
    Stretches the boundaries of offensiveness in ways that both make us laugh and make us think.
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    Brian EggertDeep Focus Review
    At once smart and stupid, it’s an odd mix that works just enough to make up for its failures.
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    Sean AxmakerStream on Demand
    Just when we thought the stoner comedy was a hazy relic of the past, along comes a new farce that has every hallmark of having been written while under the influence.
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  • , Fresh Tomatometer Score
    Robert RotenLaramie Movie Scope
    The perfectly matched comic pair of Harold and Kumar's reactions to the adventures they share during the course of the movie powers this story and provides the basis for this very funny stoner road trip comedy.
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  • , Fresh Tomatometer Score
    Ryan James KimThe Advocate
    What I especially liked about Harold and Kumar was its systematic confrontation and denial of all the Asian male stereotypes I’ve come to despise.
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