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30 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyA very curious and very entertaining mix, the Labradoodle of inspirational romantic-comedy-melodramas.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanA bad movie so over-the-top that at moments it's almost good - or, at least, more arresting than it has any right to be.
- 50VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonAn ungainly hodgepodge of vaudeville-style comedy, turgid soap-operatics, and joyful epiphanies of gospel-flavored uplift.
- 50Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanDiary rather sloppily blends melodrama and spiritual uplift with crass comedy, sometimes in the same scene.
- 40Village VoiceLaura SinagraVillage VoiceLaura SinagraRote melodrama.
- 38Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonThe film may be bad-and mad-but it's not predictable.
- 30Dallas ObserverLuke Y. ThompsonDallas ObserverLuke Y. ThompsonPart female revenge flick, part Saturday Night Live skit, part courtroom drama, and part religious tent revival, this movie never congeals into anything worth watching.
- 25Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittPlenty of mad moviegoers will put this in their diaries as one of the worst pictures in ages.
- 25Miami HeraldPeter DebrugeMiami HeraldPeter DebrugeDownright awful.
- 20The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe whole three-ring circus winds up in a church for a redemptive finale, but by then, Diary has committed too many sins for even the most generous soul to offer salvation.