Critical Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | link |
| Blender | link |
| Robert Christgau | link |
| Entertainment Weekly | C- link |
| HipHopDX.com | link |
| Los Angeles Times | link |
| Rolling Stone | link |
| Paste | link |
| Vibe | link |
| The Village Voice | Favorable link |
"Unpredictable" has received generally mixed or average reviews from music critics.
- E! Online - 7.5 out of 10 -"Whether he makes it all work via his musical skills or chameleonic acting ability, we don't know, but it does work."
- Rolling Stone - 6 out of 10 - "When the album works, it's because of Foxx's easy charm and A-list confidence."
- Paste magazine - 3 out of 10 - "It's better to be the imitation Ray Charles than the poor man's R. Kelly."
- Q magazine - 4 out of 10 - "The voice that set such a spark to (Kanye) West's (#1 hit single) Gold Digger should be capable of more than this exaggerated comedy sex routine."
- Alex Petridis of the British newspaper the guardian was also not impressed with Unpredictable saying: "Unpredictable resembles another legendary thespian's venture into pop, William Shatner's 1968 opus The Transformed Man, in that you start to wonder whether Foxx is actually serious or not."
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