| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"Happy kids and their parents will be wowed by the animation, but some may be bothered by the ethnic and sexual stereotyping." more... |
B- |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"The posters and trailers are selling the movie as a feel-good comedy for the toddler set. It's not." more... |
B |
Chicago Sun-Times
Bill Zwecker |
"Unfortunately, that decision to add an important environmental message to this generally entertaining film makes the ending seem somewhat forced." more... |
B- |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"Its craftsmanship and ambition put it a continent ahead of nearly every other animated feature of the last couple of years." more... |
B |
E! Online
Matt Stevens |
"...stumbles over its plodding plotting." more... |
C |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"...moderately adorable..." more... |
B |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"...terrific fun." more... |
A |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...the best feature-length cartoon since The Incredibles..." more... |
A |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"As politically pointed as it is disturbing, it is a view of hell as seen through the eyes and ears of creatures we foolishly, tragically call dumb." more... |
B |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"Taken in total, Happy Feet contains enough solid entertainment to be worth the price of admission..." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthe Stein |
"...exuberant..." more... |
B+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Gianni Truzzi |
"As a parent...I thought my middle-schooler was being groomed to be a good conformist consumer..." more... |
B- |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...the rousing opening musical numbers will leave an indelible first impression." more... |
B |
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