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"This unnecessary remake should have been called Badder News Bears," says Christopher Lyon (Plugged In). "Its only real additions to the 30-year-old original come in added sexual content, more profanity, and what feels like a lot of running time."

Jeffrey Huston (Crosswalk) says, "In the mid-1970s The Bad News Bears didn't just launch a franchise; it crossed content barriers deemed taboo for a family film. Like its predecessor, the new Bad News Bears crosses those lines with great frequency. Unfortunately, the lines today start at a much lower level than they did 30 years ago."

Cliff Vaughn (Ethics Daily) says, "Paramount calls its remake 'hilarious.' Not so. The movie … plods on unevenly. At almost two hours, it's much too long. Some of the lines land; some don't. Some situations are funny; some are just annoying."

Mainstream critics aren't too happy with it either. But hey, it has a higher approval rating than The Island!

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