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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 40The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawIt’s hard to escape the sinking feeling that this is a waste of talent – and that this is a good-natured, well-meaning but pointless kind of Brit-comedy ancestor worship, paying elaborate homage to a TV show that got it right the first time.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonThe Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonDad’s Army is hobbled by too much broad slapstick and labored clowning.
- 40Time Out LondonCath ClarkeTime Out LondonCath ClarkeThe top-notch cast keep calm and carry on, but this TV remake is a waste of everyone’s time.
- 40The TelegraphRobbie CollinThe TelegraphRobbie CollinDad’s Army bleakly suggests that even the best source material in the world can only take you so far.
- 40EmpireNick de SemlyenEmpireNick de SemlyenIt has a strong, game cast but this is karaoke filmmaking, trading on nostalgia rather than breaking new territory. Affable but forgettable.