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45 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawIt is an entirely outrageous film with a lot of bad-taste laughs along the way, and a bizarrely real dramatic impact when Reggie finally confronts Doug in the horrendous finale.
- 80SlashfilmBarry LevittSlashfilmBarry LevittThough I had a feeling Strays could be special, I'm still pretty floored by just how hilarious it is. Perrault's script finds an excellent balance of wince-worthy humor and genuine heart, and the voice acting is more than spirited enough to make up for the inevitable issues with trying to make animals emote like humans.
- 80VarietyTodd GilchristVarietyTodd GilchristStrays balances human expectations and lost-in-translation animal experiences for a smart, suitably raunchy adventure that should resonate even if you don’t have a furry friend waiting at home for you afterward.
- 75ColliderNate RichardColliderNate RichardStrays aims to be as raunchy and dirty as a talking dog movie can get, taking full advantage of its premise, although never really going anywhere beyond that. Not all the jokes land perfectly, but those that do illicit some of the biggest and best laughs you'll have at the theater all summer.
- 60BBCCaryn JamesBBCCaryn JamesThe film has its entertaining, off-the-wall comic moments.
- 58The A.V. ClubLeigh MonsonThe A.V. ClubLeigh MonsonFor what it’s worth, Strays is nominally funny, but in a way that rarely provokes genuine laughs, just chuckles of appreciation. It’s a breezy, inconsequential film that will drip from the wrinkles of your brain like slobber from a chew toy, but as a late-summer distraction, maybe that’s enough.
- 40The IndependentClarisse LoughreyThe IndependentClarisse LoughreyThe film has a tendency to circle around the same jokes like a dog chasing its own tail (the film reminds us that they like to do this, too).
- 40The Daily BeastNick SchagerThe Daily BeastNick SchagerAny grown-up’s desire for such material will be swiftly neutered by [the film], which despite boasting the participation of genuinely funny people like Will Ferrell, Jaime Foxx, Isla Fisher, and Randall Park is a mirthless mutt of a movie.
- 38Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreAs a dumb movie that makes you laugh, “Strays” falls somewhere between “Ted,” the cussing Teddy Bear tale, and “Cocaine Bear.” Just don’t go if you’re easily offended.
- 20Little White LiesHannah StrongLittle White LiesHannah Stronghe 93-minute runtime is mostly padded out by a plethora of jokes about dicks and bodily fluids which might amuse a group of nine-year-old boys, but is unlikely to impress anyone whose prefrontal cortex has fully formed.