with a positive message about growing up, its a sunny, silly film thats as diverse, confused and sporadically amusing as the films hero.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 27, 2022

Consistently funny and pleasantly original.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Nov 28, 2020

It's mean-spirited and largely unnecessary.

| Original Score: 1.5/4.0 | Sep 6, 2020

Borderline unpleasant and frustrating to watch.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jun 6, 2019

Drillbit Taylor, which is directed by Steven Brill (Without a Paddle), is the kind of movie you enjoy against your better judgement.

| Nov 30, 2017

Unexpectedly funny is the best way to sum up Drillbit Taylor.

| Original Score: B | Aug 17, 2017

The characters are so uneven it feels like two different movies awkwardly fused together.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 14, 2012

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 17, 2011

| Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 4, 2011

Most of it is the same high school comedy we've been watching since John Hugh's heyday 20 years ago. Everyone is either popular and cruel (because in teenager-land one de facto means the other) or awkward and thus fair game for the popular kids.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Mar 18, 2011

All too kiddie for Apatow's older fan base and a bit too rough and violent to be an all-ages, family-friendly film.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Mar 29, 2009

The action sags in the middle, but director Steven Brill gets mileage out of some funny cameos and good one-liners.

| Dec 9, 2008

...aggressively bland...

| Original Score: 2/4 | Nov 6, 2008

Has enough heart and insight into the complexities of being a teenager today that you can overlook some of its other shortcomings - primarily in the tired act of the titular character.

| Aug 18, 2008

A distaff version of Weird Science with a similar metaphysical disregard for logic

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jul 16, 2008

Wilson proves again that he's a quick-witted comedic treasure—he's the sort of actor who gets hired to make mediocre movies almost good by his sheer force of comic will. [Blu-Ray]

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 2, 2008

...silly, sentimental, sometimes cruel, often clumsy, mostly unfunny, and frustratingly inane.

| Original Score: 4/10 | Jun 21, 2008

What worked for me were the three kids, but every time Wilson shows up the movie comes to a complete halt.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jun 18, 2008

Leaves its stain less on [Luke] Wilson than on the fellows who are trying to harness his smirk and his persona without the delicate touch that [Wes] Anderson and Wilson made look easy.

| Jun 3, 2008

You can pretty much tell which parts were written by Seth Rogen. That was probably why 50% of the movie was actually funny.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 1, 2008