| 70 |
The New York Times Alessandra Stanley
"Modern Men" is funny, but it is actually all about role reversal, depicting an imaginary world in which young men are as deeply concerned about their love lives and future spouses as women are. |
| 50 |
Newsday Verne Gay
While "Men" may have the nutritional equivalent of stick gum, there's some genuine charm here along with a surprisingly seasoned and talented cast. |
| 50 |
Detroit Free Press Mike Duffy
"Modern Men" feels anything but, well, modern. But in its own goofy, good-natured retro way, this old-school comedy... generates some lighthearted, if predictable grins. |
| 40 |
Los Angeles Times Paul Brownfield
The problem with "Modern Men" is that the scenes between the guys and the life coach don't play. |
| 40 |
Washington Post Chip Crews
A show like this... doesn't ask a lot of its audience, or of itself. In that context, give the three leads credit: They display flashes of skill and even subtlety in depicting their one-dimensional characters. |
| 30 |
PopMatters Todd R. Ramlow
These stereotypes (the befuddled one, the needy one, the sexist pig) hardly make for the most engaging cast of characters. |
| 25 |
Entertainment Weekly Paul Katz
[Bruckheimer's] latest dud. [17 Mar 2006, p.109] |
| 25 |
USA Today Robert Bianco
This is yet another terrible WB sitcom that never should have been made. |
| 12 |
Chicago Sun-Times Doug Elfman
Bad sitcom, bad. |
| 12 |
New York Daily News David Hinckley
"Modern Men" is a waste of money, time and only an elder generation of talent. |
| 10 |
Philadelphia Inquirer Jonathan Storm
One of the most flat-footed sitcoms of the year. |
| 10 |
Chicago Tribune
The show suffers from a surfeit of cliched sex jokes and morning-after doldrums. |
| 10 |
Hollywood Reporter Barry Garron
This formulaic, hard-to-swallow concoction of glib writing and off-putting characters neither enhances the credits of its cast nor the reputation of Jerry Bruckheimer when it comes to TV comedy. |
| 10 |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen
A crummy comedy. |
| 10 |
Variety Brian Lowry
"Modern Men" actually leaves you hoping [Bruckheimer] will revert to bigscreen form and blow something up. |
| 10 |
Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert
It is so mediocre it's almost fascinating to behold, ''almost" being the operative word. |
| 10 |
Miami Herald Glenn Garvin
A live-action version of Beavis & Butthead, except with a cast that's considerably less life-like, Modern Men is from the Guys Are Loathsome Pigs And Chicks Must Civilize Them genre that produced Men Behaving Badly, Champs and a bunch of other unwatched and unremembered shows, of which this will soon be one. |
| 0 |
San Francisco Chronicle Tim Goodman
It's stupid and annoying and a retread of countless other stupid and annoying, totally unoriginal WB sitcoms. |
