One of the most derivative, play-it-safe movies I’ve maybe ever seen.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Nov 20, 2024

Offers a formula-driven tale of down-and-outers-done-good with a gooey heart in the middle.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 18, 2024

Champions manages to last for more than two hours without ever even stumbling into a visually interesting composition.

| May 16, 2024

Fans of the genre will probably enjoy this, but if you're looking for something new, you'd be better off looking elsewhere.

| Original Score: D | Apr 23, 2024

For anyone looking for something subtle or nuanced, look elsewhere, it’s still a Farrelly film. However, Champions takes a small story, in a small world and leans into the heart.

| Apr 22, 2024

While Farrelly isn't uncomfortable in foreign territory, there is no doubt he's playing away from home, with marked cards and within pre-established parameters, when his environment has always been freedom and tone overtures. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 18, 2023

A handful of funny moments can't rescue diet Woody Harrelson and a recycled sports story. Watch it when there's laundry to be folded.

| Original Score: C+ | Aug 26, 2023

The exact movie you expect from the trailer & a straight definition of heartwarming fun

| Jul 25, 2023

Once you push past all the sentimentality, Champions struggles to stand out from the typical sports movie tropes and feels, dare I say, hollow in its representation.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 23, 2023

This is a pretty powerful film that explores the serious themes of friendship and what it is like living in the modern world with a disability. This is a heart-warming film that delivers just the right amount of laughs as well.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 22, 2023

If Farrelly held back on extolling his magnanimity and took a more objective approach to the story and main character, the end result would’ve been as brave as the kids it portrays.

| May 29, 2023

There may be more smiles than big laughs in this comedy from half the team that knows how to deliver them. But the smiles work well enough as does the relationship between Harrelson and Olson.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 22, 2023

Champions is just fine, yet there’s the nagging feeling that a more thoughtful and compelling story could emerge from an alternate version of the screenplay.

| May 2, 2023

Champions may have you wanting to bounce a basketball in your driveway.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 27, 2023

There’s something noble in what director Bobby Farrelly is trying to do in his new movie, “Champions.” … But nobility is about intentions, not the results.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Apr 23, 2023

Some critics are saying the film is patronizing and making a mockery of the disabled community, but that’s not the case. The cast brings out the best in each other and all are true champions.

| Apr 10, 2023

A film that follows formula pretty shamelessly, but should satisfy audiences looking for an easygoing crowd-pleaser with a sports theme and an inspirational message.

| Original Score: B- | Apr 5, 2023

Wholesome and commendable. These fresh screen faces ooze charisma and have wonderful comic timing.

| Apr 4, 2023

It’s difficult to get past just how mediocre the film is overall. This has nothing to do with the players on the team; instead, it’s the C-level writing and ham-handed directing that brings the movie down.

| Apr 1, 2023

Predictability aside, everything about this movie makes it a feel-good winner except for the runtime and that really did impact the enjoyment.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 24, 2023