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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60Los Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonLos Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonThough it doesn't really work, there are enjoyable things about it.
- 50Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenThis frothy little comedy is a pleasant enough amusement. It's not a big belly-laugh of a comedy, but it's quickly paced, fun and entertaining.
- 50St. Louis Post-DispatchSt. Louis Post-DispatchOnce Upon a Crime could have been a boisterous slapstick comedy, but writing and direction reduce it to the status of the very ordinary. [12 March 1992, p.3E]
- 40The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinThe cast of Once Upon a Crime performs energetically, as if the material was funny, although most of the time it is not. As a general rule, films whose plots revolve around lost dogs are apt to be short on comic inspiration, and this one is no exception.
- 38Miami HeraldMiami HeraldTake away Once Upon a Crime's star-studded cast and sunny Monte Carlo vistas and what you have left is a dachshund in a green plaid vest. An apt image: The movie is a real dog. [12 March 1992, p.F5]
- 38Chicago Sun-TimesChicago Sun-TimesOnce Upon a Crime is not grand larceny, but not good enough to qualify for much more than rental viewing. [10 March 1992, p.27]
- 30Washington PostHal HinsonWashington PostHal HinsonFor about 15 seconds at the beginning, the new MGM film Once Upon a Crime is a thorough delight. Then that adorable little lion stops roaring.
- 25TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineLevy can't seem to tell if something is funny or not and keeps up the sledgehammer intensity throughout every scene, comic subtlety and timing abandoned in a desperate attempt for laughs--even pained ones.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleFew pictures that start this well go so bad so fast. [7 March 1992, p.C3]