Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson Sep 4, 2023 2/5

"Ted," while extremely funny in individual jokes here and there, suffers from that lame and predictable story, especially for something that advertises itself to be as daring.

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Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Oct 4, 2022 3/4

Ted becomes a character that’s more than just a plot device or source of vulgar humor; he’s one of those oddly real characters brought to life by subtle and effective special FX.

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Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies Jun 29, 2022 2/5

Ten years after its release, films like Ted make one wonder what is it that we collectively saw in man-children on the screen.

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David Bax Battleship Pretension Mar 10, 2021

It's just not funny. Not only is it not funny, it's unfunny.

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Film Companion Staff Film Companion Oct 27, 2020

Ted gives us one of the greatest comedic characters - a lovable, foul-mouthed cuddly toy full of memorable one-liners who armed us with an arsenal of handy insults.

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Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 25, 2020 3.0/4.0

Easily one of 2012's raunchiest studio releases to date.

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Brent McKnight The Last Thing I See Jul 11, 2020 B

A funny premise, executed, for the most part, well.

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Yasser Medina Cinefilia Jun 25, 2020 7/10

'Ted' is one of the funniest, craziest, most offensive comedies about immaturity I've seen this year. [Full review in Spanish]

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Leigh Paatsch Herald Sun (Australia) Apr 21, 2020 3/5

The movie's ability to alternately shock and amuse with graphic, gross and genuinely hilarious gaggery is not to be underestimated.

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Katie Smith-Wong Musings of Guitargalchina Dec 9, 2019 4/5

Ted is funny, silly and very rude...so unless you're easily offended, watch it and revel in the laughter.

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Kate Rodger Newshub (NZ) Aug 30, 2019 4/5

This foul-mouthed pot-smoking teddy bear was a whole lot of fun.

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Ellie Lucas The Dispatch (Lexington, NC) Jun 8, 2019 3/4

A bold, raucous comedy that takes no prisoners and shows no mercy, emerging as something both hilarious and yet strangely touching, sustaining its rollicking energy for its entire running time.

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Micheal Compton Bowling Green Daily News Apr 11, 2019

Wahlberg and MacFarlane deserve a lot of credit for making it work, especially Wahlberg, who approaches the role with a reckless comedic abandon, not afraid to be the butt of the joke.

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Patrick Gamble CineVue Jan 31, 2019 3/5

A perfectly enjoyable slice of contemporary comedy that manages to raise its head above the faecal pond of modern crude comedy.

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Johnny Gayzmonic Fanboys of the Universe Oct 31, 2018 8/10

MacFarlane's film debut is a winning combination of humor and heart, of crude jokes and genuine wit.

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Deborah Ross The Spectator Sep 1, 2018

The greatest compliment I can pay Seth MacFarlane's Ted is that although this is essentially one of those slacker, stoner comedies, and such comedies aren't really my thing... this did make me laugh quite a bit.

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Ali Gray TheShiznit.co.uk Feb 6, 2018 3/5

Like Family Guy, Ted's obsession with fame, celebrity and brainless sight gags means it's content being merely funny now but forgettable in the long term.

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Hugo Hernández Valdivia Cinexcepción Dec 12, 2017 6.5/10

... the result is pretty hilarious. [Full review in Spanish]

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Sarah Marrs Cinesnark Oct 23, 2017

MacFarlane shows himself to be a capable live action director.

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Yasmin Shehab Cairo360 Sep 28, 2017 2.5/5

There are glimpses of hilarity in there some of the jokes connect hard and there are some seriously awesome cameos, but it's just not enough to carry the entire film which plays more like a bunch of poorly connected, very funny skits than a cohesive film

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