Ice Age: Collision Course
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: July 22, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
34
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
15
Negative:
11
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
VarietyOwen GleibermanJun 22, 2016
It may be a slight entertainment in the grand scheme of things, but it’s been made with a busy, nattering joy that is positively infectious Read full review
50
The Seattle TimesSoren AndersenJul 21, 2016
A confused mishmash of plot elements featuring overwrought extraneous characters. Kids likely will love it. Their parents will just have to grin and bear it. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliJul 21, 2016
It is, at best, an oversized, overbudgeted Saturday morning cartoon. Read full review
50
New York PostSara StewartJul 21, 2016
Feels both deeply rote and way overpacked with characters. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeTom RussoJul 21, 2016
The riot of color here brings to mind what the makers of “Ice Age” delivered with “Rio,” which in turn reminds us that these animators certainly aren’t just one-trick talents. Could be time for them to show us some new ones. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd Jul 20, 2016
Yes, yes, this is a kids’ movie, so it hardly matters that none of it makes one lick of sense, even on its own terms. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsRaakhee MirchandaniJul 20, 2016
Like the very asteroid that is hurtling toward Earth in the movie, Ice Age: Collision Course is chunky, clunky and bulky. Unlike the asteroid, the film seems to move at a glacial pace. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaJul 20, 2016
Don’t be distracted by the eye-pleasing purple and lavender hues that have been added to the typically chilly color palette. This plot is as disjointed as it sounds. Read full review
50
Screen DailyJohn HazeltonJun 22, 2016
Collision Course is a colourful 3D romp that’s heavy on slapstick and cosy family comedy but light on real laughs and affecting drama. Read full review
42
ConsequenceBlake GobleJul 28, 2016
Parents will nap, some kids will be amused, and the nerdiest viewers will have good reason to point out flaws in the movie’s not-so-intelligent designs. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyDevan CogganJul 21, 2016
The Ice Age series was never great cinema, but there’s always been a sense of heart under all the wisecracks and zany antics. Collision Course abandons that in favor of already stale pop culture references and laughless jokes. Read full review
40
The New York TimesGlenn KennyJul 21, 2016
The movie’s actual entertainment value rises considerably during the dialogue-free sequences. Read full review
40
Arizona RepublicBarbara VanDenburghJul 21, 2016
It wouldn’t make the movie good, but at least a meteor strike would preclude the possibility of a sixth “Ice Age” film. Read full review
40
EmpireHelen O'HaraJul 18, 2016
Even by the standards of animation, the logic fails here are impressive. But the bigger problem is the lack of charm, focus and original storytelling as the animals suddenly have to save the world instead of just surviving it. Read full review
40
The GuardianPeter BradshawJul 18, 2016
This could provide some small-screen entertainment for bored kids on a rainy day. But really: enough. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenJun 20, 2016
It’s as if co-directors Michael Thurmeier and Galen Tan Chu, both veterans of the Ice Age franchise, sensed that there was essentially nowhere left to go with the concept and opted to instead overstuff the production with too many characters breathlessly doing tired, pop culture-heavy “bits” like it was open mic night at the Paleolithic Punch Line. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreJul 27, 2016
More Pegg, please. Less of everything else. But then, it’s too late for that. “Collision Course” is already a bomb. Read full review
38
Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniJul 21, 2016
Four film sequels and 14 years later, the best I can say of Ice Age: Collision Course is that it has nice coloring and good picture contrast. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineEric HendersonJul 19, 2016
If Ice Age: Collision Course gleefully fails at being a history lesson, at least it offers an energetic recess from reality. Read full review
35
TheWrapAlonso DuraldeJun 20, 2016
There’s plenty of fart jokes, forward motion and bright colors to engage easily-entertained children, but their parents will be subjected to yet another movie that has all the zing of watching evolution in real time. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovJul 20, 2016
Collision Course is overstuffed with meandering, unnecessary micro-storylines, far too many new characters, and an obvious lack of focus, none of which should impact the movie’s target demographic, kids under 10. Read full review
25
Rolling StonePeter TraversJul 22, 2016
The fifth entry in the Ice Age series is a loud, lazy, laugh-starved cash grab that cynically exploits its target audience (I use the term advisedly) by serving them scraps and calling it yummy. Even two-year-olds can see through the hustle. Read full review
25
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerJul 21, 2016
Toddlers will dig the shenanigans, but bewildered adults should root for the annihilation of this tapped-out series. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubJul 21, 2016
The Ice Age screenwriters seem to be making up the rules as they go along, distracted by tired side plots to give the other characters a reason to exist in the film. Read full review
25
Washington PostStephanie MerryJul 21, 2016
Lazy, scattershot and excruciatingly unfunny, the movie is a hazard to the very young, who might come away with the erroneous impression that movies don’t get any better than this. Read full review
20
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshJul 21, 2016
"Collision Course” is simply a perfunctory, watered-down entry in the series that feels like it should have been released on home video. Read full review
20
Time Out LondonTom HuddlestonJul 12, 2016
It’s time to put this franchise on ice for good. Read full review
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