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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonWorking from a script by Lou Berney, which in turn was adapted from a novel by Turk Pipkin, director Tim McCanlies maintains an even hand throughout, so that neither the moments of broad comedy nor the stretches of tearjerking sentimentality get out of hand.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckIt all goes down easily thanks to a terrific cast.
- 40The DissolveJen ChaneyThe DissolveJen ChaneyAngels Sing is a heartfelt but less-than-polished piece of work that isn’t for everyone, particularly those who can’t suspend the disbelief required to accept preposterous plot developments, or the sight of Lyle Lovett wearing a variety of snowman sweatshirts. But graded on a Christmas-movie curve, it actually isn’t bad.
- 40Austin ChronicleAustin ChronicleThis sugarcoated Christmas tale is reminiscent of an old Roy Rogers movie, a musical Western with a moral message – except that this version features Willie Nelson as a modern-day singing cowboy and saint (aptly named Nick).
- 40Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzAngels Sing is a shameless holiday movie, one that will stop at nothing — even killing off characters — to try to wring one last bit of emotion out of the audience.
- 30Village VoiceChris PackhamVillage VoiceChris PackhamThere's a lot of onscreen music-making, some of it amazing, the rest Santa-related.
- 30The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe New York TimesNeil GenzlingerIt’s as thinly written and unoriginal as made-for-television seasonal filler, and why it isn’t on the Hallmark Channel or Lifetime is a mystery, but fans of the singers in it might get a kick out of seeing them.
- 30Los Angeles TimesAnnlee EllingsonLos Angeles TimesAnnlee EllingsonThe juxtaposition of such country-music icons with the story's cringe-worthy treacle has one siding with Michael's bah-humbug attitude.