Chicken for Linda!
GKIDS | Release Date: April 5, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
84
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Los Angeles TimesCarlos AguilarApr 26, 2024
This tale of parents and poultry more than earns the exclamation point in its title. It sweeps you into a whirlwind of ingenuity, bite after animated bite. Read full review
100
VarietyPeter DebrugeApr 3, 2024
Malta and Laudenbach have crafted an entertaining, kid-friendly toon whose power lies less in its plot than the surprising insights into human behavior revealed along the way. Read full review
91
The A.V. ClubCindy WhiteJul 31, 2024
Despite its straightforward goal, Chicken For Linda!‘ never quite settles into a consistent tone. That may sound like a complaint, but it isn’t. Not knowing where the story will go next keeps things interesting. Read full review
90
The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerApr 11, 2024
If some of the jokes can be broad and childish (the film probably plays best for the 10-and-under set), the overall tone is so tender that you can’t help but be moved by Linda’s nonstop adventures. Read full review
90
The New York TimesLisa KennedyApr 4, 2024
For all its playful color-block hues and deceptively casual illustrations, the movie delivers a sharp mix of pathos and humor. Read full review
87
PolygonPetrana RadulovicApr 12, 2024
The movie is the perfect blend of silliness and serious, deep emotion that never becomes overstated, all told in bright, painted colors that deserve to be seen in theaters to experience their full glory. Read full review
85
Film ThreatSumner ForbesApr 19, 2024
Kids will get a kick out of it (provided they’re old enough to read subtitles), and adults (parents, especially) will embrace the detail that goes into portraying the complexities of parenthood that are often glossed over by many. Read full review
83
IndieWireDavid EhrlichApr 3, 2024
No disrespect to the similarly Proustian rewards of “Ratatouille,” but here is a 73-minute movie — animated by about 10 people — that manages to deliver twice the flavor with a fraction of the ingredients. Read full review
80
Screen DailyWendy IdeApr 3, 2024
It’s an appealing little charmer of a film, captured with a pleasingly lithe and lively animation style. Read full review
78
Paste MagazineElijah GonzalezJul 3, 2024
Chicken for Linda! is a puckish film from directors Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach that gets at this question, using creative animation to portray a family coming to terms with an old meal and all the heartbreak that comes with it. Read full review
75
Movie NationRoger MooreApr 3, 2024
What a charming little animated whimsy Chicken for Linda! is. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comRobert DanielsApr 5, 2024
As a small amusement, “Chicken for Linda!” is an enjoyable enough lark. But its flightless emotional course leaves its profundity just out of range. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineSteven ScaifeApr 2, 2024
However pleasurable and pretty Chicken for Linda may be in its individual scenes, it doesn’t so much achieve harmony through its balancing of contrasting elements as it fully surrenders to childlike whimsy. Read full review
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