On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 86%, based on 56 reviews. The site's consensus reads, "The deft comic interplay between Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei helps to elevate My Cousin Vinny's predictable script, and the result is a sharp, hilarious courtroom comedy."[4] On Metacritic the film has a score of 68 out of 100 based on reviews from 23 critics.[5] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale.[6]