Everyone's Hero
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: September 15, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
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Mixed or average reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
12
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Whoever wanders into the theater should leave a winner. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
The movie's antique Rockwellian look is its greatest pleasure. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJoshua Katzman
There's still plenty to recommend it, including memorable characters, solid storytelling, and accurate period detail. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyGregory Kirshling
Everyone's Hero re-creates Depression-era America with surprisingly agreeable anachronistic panache, but a sassy ball and bat don't cut it as compelling cartoon characters, and the not-so-human humans never quite do either (Babe Ruth looks like Shrek). Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Probably the last movie to carry a credit for the late Christopher Reeve--as well as the last credit for Reeve's late wife, Dana. Read full review
63
USA TodayStaff [Not Credited]
A sweet, inspirational movie that doesn't offer any surprises, but entertains youthful audiences in a gentle, almost old-fashioned way. Read full review
58
Seattle Post-IntelligencerManny Lewis
Grown-ups, depending on how in touch they are with their inner child, will be split during most of this, inspired to either smile or roll their eyes. Read full review
58
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
The final resolution is silly by just about any standard. A little grounding in reality and a larger effort to avoid the trite could have made Everyone's Hero fun and inspirational for everybody, not just the very young. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
A tweener but not necessarily a good one. It falls into the gap between good intentions and faulty storytelling. Read full review
50
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
Everyone's Hero enters multiplexes already shadowed by tragedy. And while that may not be the best start for a kiddie feature, the movie's sentimental provenance could earn it a critical pass it doesn't deserve. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesJohn Anderson
Subtle it is not. Well-intentioned it certainly is. No one but the youngest in the family will care very much about it, though. And they may well be filled with wonderment trying to figure out what this big Babe person is all about. Read full review
50
VarietyJoe Leydon
Neither a grand slam nor a strikeout, Everyone's Hero is minor-league animated entertainment. Read full review
50
New York PostKyle Smith
Everyone's Hero, a tame CGI cartoon for the simple-minded: the very young, the very old and Yankee fans. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeJanice Page
Everyone's Hero is sincere and heartwarming; sometimes it's funny. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Hartlaub
A strange film, because it seems designed specifically for extremely old moviegoers to see with their great-great-grandchildren. Read full review
50
Washington PostStephen Hunter
The movie is a feast of miscalculations. It turns out that neither a bat nor a ball make for an enchanting child's companion, lacking as they do the ability to move or express emotion. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Mark Medley
Some films, like "Shrek," "The Incredibles" and "Finding Nemo," manage to strike the right balance. Others, like Everyone's Hero -- opening today -- do not. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleBrian Clark
For anyone over the age of nine, Yankee's journey is ultimately a dull one paved with good intentions. Read full review
25
The A.V. ClubTasha Robinson
It's a shallow, treacly movie for children too little to question its many pointless puerilities. But do kids that young really belong in a theater? Keep 'em at home and wait for this to hit cable. Read full review
25
TV Guide MagazineEthan Alter
An anemic adventure that epitomizes generic feature animation. Read full review
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