Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Netflix | Release Date: December 8, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 30 Critic Reviews
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16
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13
Negative:
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60
Screen RantNadir SamaraDec 15, 2023
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget is a blast overall. The performances hark back to the original, and while the sense of humor is not as edgy as it once was, it's still very effective. Read full review
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The Irish TimesDonald ClarkeDec 14, 2023
Though Dawn of the Nugget is not on the same plane as a masterpiece like Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, it delivers zippy good-hearted jokes at a cracking pace without outstaying its welcome. Read full review
60
The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeDec 11, 2023
Disappointingly but perhaps not surprisingly, this sequel fails to match the original on any level whatsoever. It’s not bad exactly, although there’s a synthetic look to the colour palette that feels very try-hard and gaudy next to the lovely, atmospheric earth tones of the first film. Read full review
60
The IndependentClarisse LoughreyDec 8, 2023
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget may not quite rise to its predecessor’s level, but if this is the closest Aardman ever comes to selling out then, well, there’s still hope for animation’s future. Read full review
60
VarietyPeter DebrugeOct 17, 2023
Scripted by “Chicken Run” alums Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell, along with newcomer Rachel Tunnard, the sequel doesn’t offer many surprises plotwise, but is consistently amusing in its dad-jokey kind of way. Read full review
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The GuardianPeter BradshawOct 15, 2023
Some of the time, this new Chicken Run has the same flaw as the newer Pixar movies: a sense that the film could almost have been algorithmically fabricated through AI, especially here in the opening act. Well, the gags puncture that and a lively voice cast including Romesh Ranganathan, Daniel Mays, David Bradley, Jane Horrocks and Imelda Staunton provide energy and fun. Read full review
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CNNBrian LowryDec 15, 2023
The story plays like a rather tired excuse to redo the first story with a few cosmetic tweaks, hoping to tap into adult nostalgia while potentially attracting a new generation of kids. Read full review
50
ColliderEmma KielyDec 12, 2023
The style, tone, heart, and comedy of Aardman deserve better than Dawn of the Nugget’s formulaic story which doesn’t hold a candle to the original. Read full review
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Boston GlobeOdie HendersonDec 12, 2023
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget isn’t a bad movie; it’s just an unnecessary one. Whoever thought audiences would be clamoring for the sequel to a 23-year-old film with such a satisfying ending to its story must have been out of their clucking mind. Read full review
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Slant MagazineDavid RobbDec 5, 2023
With none of the satisfying aesthetic appeal or narrative potency of the original, Dawn of the Nugget is happy to plod along as a functional joke vehicle fueled mostly by fond memories of its acclaimed predecessor. Read full review
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Movie NationRoger MooreDec 5, 2023
Every element is measurably inferior to the original film — plot, jokes, sight gags (a clever optical eye-scanner joke lands), voices and design. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinOct 17, 2023
The lack of cackle-worthy one-liners here and the entertaining but highly predictable last act make this a little bit snoozy for savvier viewers. Read full review
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Rolling StoneJack FrancisOct 16, 2023
What should’ve been a major coup for Netflix, and audiences at large, comes off as a rank revival that will only sully the memory of a British classic. Read full review
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