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=== Critical response ===
On review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]] the film has an approval rating of 1721% based on 1819 reviews, with a rating average of 4.2/10.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/grumpier_old_men/|title=Grumpier Old Men (1995)|publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=MarchJanuary 2116, 20162023}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], which assigns a weighted average rating to reviews, the film has a score of 46 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web |title=Grumpier Old Men reviews|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/grumpier-old-men | publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=July 22, 2017}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.<ref name="CinemaScore">{{cite web |url=https://m.cinemascore.com |title=CinemaScore |work=cinemascore.com }}{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
 
[[Roger Ebert]] gave the film a score of 2 out of 4 stars.<ref>{{cite news|author=Roger Ebert |title=Grumpier Old Men |publisher=[[Chicago Sun Times]] |date=December 22, 1995 |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19951222/REVIEWS/512220303/1023 |access-date=2012-06-01}}</ref> Kevin Thomas of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' described the film as contrived and getting by on the star power of the cast.<ref>{{cite news|date=December 22, 1995 |author=Kevin Thomas |title=MOVIE REVIEW: Stars Add Luster to 'Men's' Contrived Tale |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1995-12-22/entertainment/ca-16733_1_john-and-max |access-date=2012-06-01}}</ref> [[Stephen Holden]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote: "''Grumpier Old Men'', which was directed by Howard Deutch from a screenplay by Mark Steven Johnson, who also wrote the first film, doesn't even try to make sense. And for all the vaunted grumpiness, nobody stays mad for long."<ref>{{cite news|title=FILM REVIEW; 2 Short Fuses Pressing Their Luck |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F02E3DF1539F931A15751C1A963958260|access-date=2012-06-01}}</ref>