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Filmmaker Kevin Smith has defended his new film, Cop Out, from the critics and their "poison pens".

Writing on his Twitter page, Smith hit back at the journalists who have given poor reviews to the comedy, which stars Bruce Willis and Adam Brody.

"Here's the thing...*inhales* I've made movies that have been panned before, by critics who are still working, and some who I've outlasted," he wrote. "I came from a world where critics could make or break you (Janet Maslin's Clerks review in the NY Times made me)."

Smith added: "That world's long dead. A movie like Cop Out, while an easy target for critics, is clearly not intended to impress those prone to show off their cinema erudition.

"Critics can stab at Cop Out with their poison pens all they want, but it still doesn't change the fact that it's a funny flick."

Cop Out hits cinema screens today.