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Metascore
29 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonIt has a jokey irreverence that keeps it from teetering over the edge to absurdity.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertBright and zesty.
- 67Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenThe DreamWorks team continues to give Disney a run for their money.
- 63Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezProves there are some things cartoons can't do better than live action after all.
- 50Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanA loosely woven crazy quilt of other, better movies.
- 50Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasReasonably diverting, but don't count on it lingering in your memory.
- 50San Francisco ExaminerWesley MorrisSan Francisco ExaminerWesley MorrisA lazy, torpid piece of animated tourism.
- 50The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenLittle more than a sanitized blend of nonsense and adventure and just a teeny bit of romance, interspersed with the occasional pop song.
- 40VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyA strained and pallid concoction that won't fire the collective imaginations of modern children.
- 30Washington PostStephen HunterWashington PostStephen HunterThe movie itself may be a species of Montezuma's revenge.