The Jerk

audience Reviews

, 84% Audience Score
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    Next level genius and mastery of comedy
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    A classic that gets better with every rewatch
  • Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    Pretty funny. I would say it's worth a watch.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    I was a big fan back in the day, and this movie was an event for me and my friends. I’ve wanted to watch it again for some time now, so I finally did tonight. Some of the humor is a bit dated now, but the duet with Bernadette Peters is as lovely as ever. I believe Martin plays the ukulele live while they sing, but I’m not sure.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    if you love slap stick humour give this a watch very funny scenes and loads of laughs
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    The Jerk is a classic American tale of rags to riches and back to rags. It has the feel of something that your grandfather used to love back in the day. Steve Martin is delighting and the comedy is down to a science. There is a score of great comedic moments. It feels like a bridge between old and new comedy and that makes it something special.
  • Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    First time watching it and it was a fun movie and Steve Martin was great in it!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    The Jerk is stupid, but it's my kind of stupid. Steve Martin knew that he was creating a silly film for people to laugh at when they're in a silly mood, and I think he succeeded at that. I can quote almost the entire movie and find myself laughing at moments I've seen a dozen times before. Bernadette Peters also shines in her role as Marie, who is the perfect sweet idiot to accompany Navin R. Johnson. It may not please audiences today, and there are moments where the screenplay feels a little cobbled together, but I believe anyone who doesn't find some enjoyment watching this movie is, well, a jerk.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    A classic. If you are easily offended, stay away....please. We don't want you to see it anyway.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    The situational comedy was hilarious, but the cheesy over-the-top acting and dialogue is just too forced.