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20 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeIn what’s been an underwhelming year for big-studio animation, it’s the best of the bunch: sincere, likable, surprisingly funny, and overall true to its source material.
- 75TheWrapAlonso DuraldeTheWrapAlonso DuraldeIf you can get through the excess of characters, and the requisite butt jokes, car chase and tween pop songs, the film does keep both the physical and the verbal comedy coming at a steady pace.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesBill ZweckerChicago Sun-TimesBill ZweckerAlong with charming animated visuals, spot-on voice talent and nicely paced direction, Ferdinand incorporates themes that are very relevant and much-needed for our time.
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThe extraordinary third act arrives, and the movie finds its heart and its message.
- 63The Seattle TimesSoren AndersenThe Seattle TimesSoren AndersenThe humor is broad and obvious (yes, Ferdinand winds up in a china shop, with predictable results), but there are a number of scenes that hit the mark.
- 60EmpireJames DyerEmpireJames DyerInoffensive fun, but unlike its paperback forbear, the cinematic Ferdinand is unlikely to stand the test of time.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenManages to squeak by with enough charming set-pieces and amusing sight gags to compensate for a stalling storyline.
- 50Slant MagazineEric HendersonSlant MagazineEric HendersonAny potential subtext of Munro Leaf's children's book has been bleached out in the marketplace-oriented Ferdinand.
- 50The A.V. ClubVikram MurthiThe A.V. ClubVikram MurthiFerdinand’s most saccharine moments end up being its most potent, even if they’re often more cloying than emotional.