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15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertLook Who's Talking is full of good feeling, and director Amy Heckerling finds a light touch for her lightweight material.
- 70Washington PostWashington PostHeckerling's central hokum is definitely silly, based on the notion that Mikey (and all babies, in fact) has somewhat adult, slightly cynical thoughts on everything that goes on around him, from conception to end credits -- and that these thoughts and embryonic wisecracks and creative interpretations are heard only by the audience via the aptly cast voice of overgrown kid Willis.
- 70Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles TimesThe movie but, rather surprisingly, given the gimmicky premise, it's not gag-me-with-a-pacifier cute nearly as often as it is genuinely charming. [13 Oct 1989, p.12]
- 63San Francisco ChroniclePeter StackSan Francisco ChroniclePeter StackLook Who's Talking plays baby-picture cute almost beyond the limits of the tolerable, but it has enough spark and intelligence to be a very likable, occasionally riotous romantic comedy. [13 Oct 1989, p.E1]
- 50Washington PostHal HinsonWashington PostHal HinsonA lot of this stuff is irresistible. In the early going especially, the movie's infantilism is snappy and surprising. But this is a great idea for a sketch, not a feature, and if Heckerling had resisted padding it out, it might have made a brilliant short. A comedy can ride only so far on high concept. It has to deliver the jokes, and this one doesn't.
- 50Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrBefore long, it runs out of steam, playing like the pilot for a TV sitcom called "Baby Knows Best." [13 Oct 1989, p.37]
- 50Chicago TribuneAllison BenediktChicago TribuneAllison BenediktThough the film has a plot a simpleton could follow, its hallmark is confusion. Its sense of time and place and its point of view are muddled. [13 Oct 1989, p.L]
- 40The New York TimesVincent CanbyThe New York TimesVincent CanbyCute is the operative word for the movie, which stars some good actors doing material that is not super.
- 25Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversThis flabby comedy deserves only one thing: to fall on its fat one.
- 20VarietyVarietyLike a standup comic pouring 'flopsweat', this ill-conceived comedy about an infant whose thoughts are given voice by actor Bruce Willis palpitates with desperation.