has a few laughs, but not enough to sustain its running time." On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 29 out of 100 based on 27 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale. Dennis Harvey of Variety called it: "An unstable—if mostly painless—mix of low comedy, stabs at higher silliness, and schmaltz." Entertainment Weekly's Scott Brown was more positive and wrote: "There are some genuinely clever moments of physical comedy, and the inevitable crudeness is offset by winning whimsy. Without has all the freshness of moldering Playboys stashed under a mattress, but it evokes what few boys-will-be-boys larks can: chumminess." Sequel A sequel to the film, titled Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling, was released direct-to-video on January 13, 2009. None of the cast and crew from the first film returned. See also D. B. Cooper in popular culture References External links 2004 films 2000s adventure comedy films American adventure comedy films Films scored by Christophe Beck Films directed by Steven Brill Films set in Oregon Films shot in New Zealand Films with screenplays by Fred Wolf Treasure hunt films Paramount Pictures films River adventure films Films produced by Donald De Line 2004 comedy films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films