Critical Reception
The Waterboy received mixed to negative reviews from critics. The film has a rating of 32%, or 4.6/10, on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the site's consensus being "The Waterboy is an insult to its genre with low humor and cheap gags. " On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 41%, indicating "Mixed or average reviews. " The film also appears on critic Roger Ebert's "Most Hated" list. Nevertheless, the film was a box office smash, grossing $185,991,646 worldwide.
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