On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 23% based on 30 reviews, with an average rating of 4.6/10. The site's consensus states: ""Nine Months" finds writer-director Chris Columbus playing to his worst comedic instincts -- and relying far too heavily on the trademark tics of his miscast leading man." On Metacritic the film has a score of 47% based on reviews from 23 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade A- on scale of A to F.