Metacritic reviews

If you think Kevin Hart is funny — as I do — you’ll laugh frequently, as I did. If you don’t, you’re not going to this movie in the first place, are you?

The comedian's delivery, high-energy throughout, helps him put over material that is funny but hardly justifies the record-setting receipts of Hart's 2016 tour.

Whether he’s expounding upon his fear of wild animals or recounting how he sweated his way through his first experience trying to order something at Starbucks, Hart is a natural raconteur, alternately arrogant and self-deprecating, worldly and juvenile.

Despite a tacked-on framing device that mostly falls flat, Kevin Hart: What Now? proves to be a laugh riot thanks to the comedian's high-energy delivery and the broad spectrum of relatable topics he integrates into his set.

The movie is a good representation of Mr. Hart’s comedy, but not a perfect one.

Hart’s exuberance make him a captivating performer — and his energetic delivery helps even the most mediocre jokes land.

But even as Hart grows richer, more remote and seemingly less relate-able, there’s still manic hilarity in the little man. He’s still fearlessly fearful, defiantly shallow and amusingly self-effacing on stage.

The finale to this uneven movie makes the most of Hart’s gift for physical comedy.

At times throughout this concert film, Kevin Hart’s brash honesty about himself can feel liberating.

He leaps so quickly into exaggeration that he bypasses reality, and the result isn’t very funny.