Ernest & Célestine
GKIDS | Release Date: February 28, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
86
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
21
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Portland OregonianJamie S. RichApr 3, 2014
Ernest & Celestine delivers a sweet message that should prove delightful to young and old alike. Though the premise makes it sound like it could be preachy, this cute children's story is anything but. Read full review
100
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanMar 27, 2014
Its charms, and they are both subtle and many, emanate like perfume. Read full review
100
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerMar 14, 2014
The enchanting French-Belgian animated feature Ernest & Celestine is so liltingly sweet and graceful that, a day or two after I saw it, it seemed almost as if I had dreamed it. Read full review
100
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternMar 13, 2014
This tale of forbidden friendship between a bear and a mouse is so winning that audiences will cherish it as the classic it's sure to become. Read full review
100
Village VoiceChuck WilsonMar 11, 2014
Ernest & Celestine -- a contender for this year's best animated film Oscar -- is pure delight. Read full review
90
The New York TimesManohla DargisMar 13, 2014
Mostly, Ernest & Celestine is an ode to the happiness that comes from being with those different from us. Read full review
90
The DissolveTasha RobinsonMar 13, 2014
Ernest & Celestine isn’t just cute or thrilling, though: It’s openly funny, in a wry, unpredictable way. Read full review
88
USA TodayClaudia PuigMar 27, 2014
An enthralling tale of friendship that transcends biases, Ernest & Celestine offers a lovely lesson on acceptance and inclusion. Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyMar 14, 2014
Ernest and Celestine is the coziest movie you'll likely see all year. Every frame is suffused with a fireplace kind of warmth that, for me at least, cast an immediate spell that didn't let up. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloFeb 26, 2014
Once upon a time, a movie like this would have seemed a minor pleasure, enjoyable, but unremarkable. Today, it looks more like a treasure. Read full review
80
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzApr 3, 2014
Ernest & Celestine draws on plenty of classics, animated and otherwise, for inspiration, but the film manages to be delightful on its own offbeat terms. Read full review
80
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriMar 17, 2014
Ernest and Celestine is a modest, beautiful little children’s fable with a wise, grown-up heart. Read full review
80
NPRJoel ArnoldFeb 28, 2014
Ernest & Celestine is a tale of found family, sweetly realized and supported by clever writing and talented voice work, but it's the animation that really makes this Academy Award-nominated movie Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyFeb 27, 2014
A magically understated mash-up, Ernest & Celestine has a comforting storybook effect and proves a refreshing departure in an age of high-tech, hyperkinetic animation set to soaring pop ballads, as entertaining as they can be. Read full review
80
VarietyLeslie FelperinDec 3, 2013
A charming animated feature. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleJosh KupeckiApr 2, 2014
The film's messages of accepting others and following your dreams are well-worn tropes to be sure, but the pace and the style of E&C, not to mention it's wonderful attention to detail, lift the film from being merely sweet to being something special. Read full review
75
St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsApr 10, 2014
This hand-drawn French import is fresh evidence that you don’t need computers and singing princesses to make a charming animated movie. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubMar 27, 2014
Ernest & Celestine builds a delicate and charming animated world, but you wouldn't want to live there. Read full review
75
New York PostSara StewartMar 13, 2014
A mouse and a bear defy social convention to forge a friendship in this lovely, charming and Oscar-nominated French animated feature (now available dubbed into English with the voices of Forest Whitaker and other notables). Read full review
75
Slant MagazineWes GreeneDec 2, 2013
It's in the way the film refuses to characterize its central friendship solely on the grounds of common isolation that becomes its most endearing quality. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerDec 3, 2013
A delightfully old-fashioned kid’s flick with a meaningful message. Read full review
60
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottJun 6, 2014
This is a film your preschooler will sit through, and attentively. Better yet, parents who appreciate the artistry of a well-made animated film also stand to be swept up in what is a delightful little tale. Read full review
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