Glee: The 3D Concert Movie
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: August 12, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
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Mixed or average reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
14
Negative:
5
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerAug 12, 2011
This rousing documentary directed by Kevin Tancharoen and shot during two live concerts in New Jersey, is a nonstop campy celebration of youthful pizazz. Read full review
80
Boxoffice MagazineSara Maria VizcarrondoAug 11, 2011
The film is really a valentine to the fans. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerDavid HiltbrandAug 11, 2011
Part of Glee's charm has always been its innocent amateurishness, its just-folks aura. The live show clings to that conceit - with some pyrotechnics thrown in. Read full review
75
Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallAug 11, 2011
For the most part, the performances can raise goosebumps, especially whenever Lea Michele, Amber Riley and Naya Rivera open their mouths. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineAaron RiccioAug 10, 2011
The film is as emotionally manipulative as the show, but it's never appeared more truthful in its aspiration to inspire - and profit in the process. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyAug 10, 2011
A high-school talent show, no doubt, but, at its best, well worth glorifying. Read full review
70
VarietyLael LoewensteinAug 11, 2011
You might leave Glee 3D feeling a little gooey all over, but that slushie does taste kind of sweet. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonAug 10, 2011
One amusing disadvantage of the crystal-clear, you-are-there 3-D cinematography, and the focus on the audience experience is that in practically every shot, it's easy to pick out off-message concertgoers who are bored, tired, or otherwise disengaged. Read full review
63
Orlando SentinelRoger MooreAug 10, 2011
Haters, head for the door. But Gleeks? Get your "Glee" on. Read full review
60
Time OutTomi ObaroAug 12, 2011
Interviews with real-life Gleeks contribute to the signature mix of schmaltz and earnestness one can expect from any Ryan Murphy vehicle, and there's nothing here that couldn't be accomplished in good old 2-D. Still, there's no need to stop believing. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyAug 11, 2011
A blatant commodity designed to illustrate what a splendid influence the hit television show has been on the world at large, if the series' creators don't mind saying so themselves. Read full review
60
Arizona RepublicEd MasleyAug 10, 2011
It's entertaining at face value, but they never let it be just that. Read full review
55
MovielineJen YamatoAug 11, 2011
Can't make its mind up about what, exactly, it is. Read full review
50
TimeRichard CorlissAug 13, 2011
The film also serves as the clearest statement of Glee's sacred mission. Through it, we can see how the entire multimedia phenomenon - the show, the albums, the iTunes hits, the recent concert tour and now this movie - has accrued the odor, say the incense, of a secular religion. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyNick SchagerAug 13, 2011
It's merely a trivial footnote to the popular franchise - though one that will no doubt satisfy rabid gleeks. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleAug 12, 2011
For the show's rabid viewership, these testimonials are probably integral to a celebratory experience like the "Glee" live show. To everyone else, it's all gonna be Gleek to you. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumAug 12, 2011
As for the concert itself, it's a generically big, loud, overchoreographed, over-mic'ed, post-Madonna production. Read full review
50
USA TodayScott BowlesAug 11, 2011
Glee the TV show has become a cult phenom with three essential ingredients: whip-smart kids, adult-sized issues, all blended to sugary pop tunes. About a third of those components made it into Glee: The 3D Concert Movie. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleAmy BiancolliAug 11, 2011
It's a celebration of nerd pride in all its many-feathered glory. Read full review
50
Washington PostJen ChaneyAug 11, 2011
At its best, it's joyful, uplifting and even, occasionally, moving. And at its worst, it's a propaganda piece designed to win our undying loyalty to a TV show/cash cow that advocates for the little guy even though it's clearly turned into a diva. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldHoward CohenAug 11, 2011
Great messages, of course. But Glee: 3D is not good enough, it's not smart enough, and doggone it, well, you get the gist. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierAug 12, 2011
A lot of gleeful audience members are interviewed in Glee: The 3-D Concert Experience, though the source of their happiness could be a lot of things. Read full review
40
The New York TimesStephen HoldenAug 11, 2011
There is a paradox at the heart of the film. It strains to celebrate diversity and individualism, while its processed music exemplifies strict corporate teamwork. Read full review
38
St. Louis Post-DispatchJody MitoriAug 12, 2011
The result is more like a long commercial than a cohesive movie, and the omissions are glaring. Read full review
38
New York PostKyle SmithAug 12, 2011
Fine for fans? Sure. This stuff is crack for fans. Crack is really bad! Read full review
38
Boston GlobeTy BurrAug 11, 2011
It's a working illustration of what differentiates movie stars from TV stars. When we buy a ticket for a George Clooney movie, it's because we want to see George Clooney (or Emma Stone or Tom Hanks or whomever). The real stars of "Glee," on the other hand, are the characters, not the actors. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesAug 18, 2011
The film restages the greatest hits of the show's many musical numbers, to greatly diminished effect, with lackluster choreography and all the narrative appeal stripped away. Read full review
25
Rolling StonePeter TraversAug 11, 2011
The movie plays like an evangelical prayer meeting, though I'd hold the hallelujahs. The characters we came to admire as vulnerable misfits hit the stage like visiting royalty and with a nonstop perkiness that makes the Von Trapps look like manic-depressives. Read full review
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