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Magnussen is fun as a character both spoiled and long-suffering; Arturo Castro is funny as a goofball biker who’s always the last to be let in on the gang’s plans.
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Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2024
As for Walsh, the man remains a wildly entertaining goofball who also happens to be an amazing guitarist.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 21 Jan. 2024
But the best story of all was Maryanne, and watching this delightful goofball evolve into a cutthroat champion was truly thrilling, lifting Survivor 42 into the top 20.
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—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2023
And although the Coens have put more than a few luminous heroines on-screen—think Fargo or True Grit—Jamie and Marian are the kind of appreciably flawed, semi-charmed goofballs that are usually written as men in the brothers’ capers.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2024
Kangaroo Jack This goofball dog makes new people smile with his floppy ears and puppy dog eyes.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024
The third feature film written by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, this goofball hangout movie is about two oversized kids named Brennan Huff (Ferrell) and Dale Doback (John C. Reilly) who become mortal enemies, and then BFFs, when their parents (Mary Steenburgen and Richard Jenkins) get married.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 25 July 2023
Jon Hamm: Boxer Handsome and rugged at first glance, but actually just a goofball who takes direction best from strong women like Tina Fey.
James Marsden: Siberian Husky
Has killer blue eyes, and just wants to dance around and make a lot of noise (until Tina Fey intervenes).
—Rohita Kadambi, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2024
What makes Newman-Redford so singular is that neither actor served as the dreamboat or the goofball.
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2023
Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2024
As for Walsh, the man remains a wildly entertaining goofball who also happens to be an amazing guitarist.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 21 Jan. 2024
But the best story of all was Maryanne, and watching this delightful goofball evolve into a cutthroat champion was truly thrilling, lifting Survivor 42 into the top 20.
23.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2023
And although the Coens have put more than a few luminous heroines on-screen—think Fargo or True Grit—Jamie and Marian are the kind of appreciably flawed, semi-charmed goofballs that are usually written as men in the brothers’ capers.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2024
Kangaroo Jack This goofball dog makes new people smile with his floppy ears and puppy dog eyes.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024
The third feature film written by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, this goofball hangout movie is about two oversized kids named Brennan Huff (Ferrell) and Dale Doback (John C. Reilly) who become mortal enemies, and then BFFs, when their parents (Mary Steenburgen and Richard Jenkins) get married.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 25 July 2023
Jon Hamm: Boxer Handsome and rugged at first glance, but actually just a goofball who takes direction best from strong women like Tina Fey.
James Marsden: Siberian Husky
Has killer blue eyes, and just wants to dance around and make a lot of noise (until Tina Fey intervenes).
—Rohita Kadambi, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2024
What makes Newman-Redford so singular is that neither actor served as the dreamboat or the goofball.
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2023
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“Goofball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goofball. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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