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37 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- One of the best kid's films of the year, full of delight and action and charm and comedy.
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliRise of the Guardians is enjoyable as a stand-alone adventure - not groundbreaking animation but a solidly entertaining 90 minutes for older children and adults.
- 70The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottWorks so hard at celebrating wide eyes and naïve joy that it comes close to spoiling its own intermittent wonderfulness.
- 70Village VoiceChris PackhamVillage VoiceChris PackhamAt times, it approaches some of Pixar's best.
- 63Slant MagazineEd GonzalezSlant MagazineEd GonzalezThis spirited enough yarn is sincere and heartening in its belief that our devotion to these youthful myths is healthy for our sense of wonderment.
- 60The GuardianXan BrooksThe GuardianXan BrooksIf Rise of the Guardians is finally never more than the sum of its parts, the parts themselves have real appeal.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyThe Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyThe characters and settings are attractively designed, and the vocal performances have real color and a sense of fun that gently undercuts the treacly sincerity of certain obligatory kid-pandering moments.
- 50VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangEven tots may emerge feeling slightly browbeaten by this colorful, strenuous and hyperactive fantasy, which has moments of charm and beauty but often resembles an exploding toy factory rather than a work of honest enchantment.
- 50San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubSan Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubInnocence and joy are threatened by the Boogeyman, and from there the plot comes pretty close to mirroring this summer's "The Avengers" movie. Mostly in a good way.
- 40Time OutKeith UhlichTime OutKeith UhlichThe voice work sounds more quick-paycheck than impassioned, and the animation rarely rises above video-game cut-scene quality. As revisionist holiday fables go, you're better off watching Aardman's delightful "Arthur Christmas" than this lump of coal.