Reception
This is the last film that David Spade and Chris Farley co-starred in and is often unfavorably compared to Tommy Boy. It has a 28% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Film critic Gene Siskel stated that Black Sheep was one of only two movies he ever walked out on in 26 years (Siskel stated several times that he did not like Farley and thought of him as a terrible actor). Siskel's colleague Roger Ebert also hated the film calling it "not only one of the worst comedies I've ever seen, but one of the least ambitious; it doesn't even feel like they're trying to make a good movie". However, a few weeks later, during their televised review of Happy Gilmore, Ebert tried to defend Farley, saying that he believed Siskel was too hard on him, and that he believes that with a good script, Farley could be good in a film.
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