Meet the Robinsons
Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: March 30, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
Positive:
16
Mixed:
10
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
Simply put, it's terrific. Read full review
83
Seattle Post-IntelligencerGianni Truzzi
Like a surprising run of recent movies, Meet the Robinsons is based on a picture book (William Joyce's "A Day With Wilbur Robinson"). Unlike most of them, it achieves liftoff. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
Meet The Robinsons takes a large step toward making 3D a sustainable format, the CinemaScope of tomorrow. Read full review
80
VarietyTodd McCarthy
A sharp-minded, plenty entertaining toon that will keep children of all ages wide-eyed and on their toes. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
When it enters the future, it's a new-fangled, old-fashioned jim-dandy of a show. Read full review
75
USA TodayClaudia Puig
A visual treat with an engaging story that has an uplifting, but not maudlin, message. Read full review
75
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
Most of Meet the Robinsons plays like a movie made by ADD adults for ADD children. Read full review
75
New York PostLou Lumenick
It's hard not to like a PG-rated 'toon that works in references to "Pulp Fiction" and "Fargo," even if Meet the Robinsons, a delightful, quirk-filled riff on "Back to the Future," proceeds in fits and starts. Read full review
75
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
There's enough wit to keep audiences of whatever age happy. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeTy Burr
Almost as funny as it is hyperactive, the new computer-animated family comedy is luscious to look at and as fizzy as a can of soda popped open in your face. Read full review
75
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Meet the Robinsons is a fast paced, high energy offering; it passes by in a breeze and is enjoyable enough that I'm willing to forgive the two awful songs (one near the beginning, one near the end) and recommend it. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
So cleverly executed that one forgives -- just -- the frenetic pace and absence of down time. Read full review
70
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
An animated feature (showing in 3-D in select theaters), has a couple of clever tricks that make it worth wearing those dumb, uncomfortable glasses. But this would be as delightful and attractive a production without the gimcrackery. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
It's striking not for its originality but for its energy in juggling familiar elements. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
It takes nearly an hour before Stephen J. Anderson's 3-D, animated comedy Meet the Robinsons begins to make sense, and when it does, the film literally takes off. But unless you're familiar with the children's book by William Joyce from which it's adapted, that first hour is a cluttered, noisy, nearly unendurable mess. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
The sounds are fine and, thanks to technology's ever-progressive march, the sights are even better. But that third S -- the story -- remains the sticking point, and ain't it always the way. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Who knows whether the project is meant to be earnest, ironic, post-ironic, made for adults, made for kids, made to teach lessons, or made to be watched in an altered state? All or none...jeez, this thing is one bumpy ride. Read full review
50
PremiereGlenn Kenny
Meet the Robinsons is a mess -- a sometimes fun but mostly frustrating mess. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
The most un-Disneylike cartoon yet from Disney animation. The thing is a hellzapoppin' of eccentric characters, zany situations and wacky gizmos, but little effort has gone into making any of this connect with an audience. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineAngel Cohn
A barrage of pop-culture jokes, time-travel high jinks and plucky orphans that's as confusing as it sounds, and riddled with plot holes to boot. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesDennis Lim
Zippy if forgettable, Meet the Robinsons keeps the tone mildly tongue-in-cheek and ends on a dutifully inspirational note. Read full review
50
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
A 3-D fantasy that's lovely to look at but less than delightful to know.
50
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Hartlaub
Frenetically paced but mostly pointless computer-animated film that will satisfy children but may give parents a headache. Read full review
40
EmpireHelen O'Hara
Kids will enjoy the colourful animation and fun characters, but adults will wish it all made a bit more sense. Read full review
40
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
Meet the Robinsons is surely one of the worst theatrically released animated features issued under the Disney label in quite some time. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleToddy Burton
Though the characters are unique and occasionally fun, they're paper-thin. Read full review
38
Miami HeraldPeter Debruge
The characters, starting with Lewis himself, are downright obnoxious. Not counting those singing frogs or the time-traveling T. rex (with its big head and little arms), only Lewis' sad-sack roommate ''Goob'' is remotely sympathetic. Read full review
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