Megamind
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: November 5, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
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Generally favorable reviews based on 33 Critic Reviews
Positive:
21
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12
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanDec 15, 2010
Megamind has presentation in spades. But it also has something even rarer than that. It's got heart. Read full review
83
Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallDec 15, 2010
Megamind's Kryptonite is a common weakness for any comedy so fast out of the blocks: It simply runs out of surprises. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonDec 15, 2010
There's nothing wrong with animation aimed at adults, but this may be the first kids' movie that throws fewer bones to its supposed intended viewers than to their parents. Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanDec 15, 2010
Too goofy-surreal to pack a lot of emotional punch, but it's antically light on its feet, with 3-D images that have a lustrous, gizmo-mad sci-fi clarity. Read full review
80
Boxoffice MagazinePete HammondDec 15, 2010
In a family market that's been woefully weak of late, Megamind should not only rescue Metro City but the box office, too. Read full review
80
The New York TimesStephen HoldenDec 15, 2010
Visually Megamind is immaculately sleek and gracefully enhanced by 3-D. The score by Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe is refreshingly subtle for an action comedy. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaDec 15, 2010
Megamind has momentum and dazzle. Read full review
75
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliDec 15, 2010
Megamind is largely what one might expect from an animated movie featuring a number of notable comedians in voice roles: an amusing diversion. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleAmy BiancolliDec 15, 2010
Megamind, it turns out, is a villain to root for. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeWesley MorrisDec 15, 2010
The bliss of Megamind is the way it pursues solutions for tired problems. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertDec 15, 2010
Megamind is an amusing family entertainment and gains some energy from clever dialogue and the fun Will Ferrell has with his character. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesDec 15, 2010
Handsome and generally amusing adventure. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyDec 15, 2010
More impressive than the multi-dimensions is Megamind's minimalist, modernist look. It creates a crispness that feels more contemporary than retro, which not only is very aesthetically pleasing but makes it easier to savor the film's many sight gags. Read full review
70
NPRBob MondelloDec 15, 2010
The kiddie set can chortle at Megamind's slapstick and its goofy one-upmanship while adults get a kick out of all the smart spatial tricks that highlight the 3-D effects. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyDec 15, 2010
Megamind is snappy good fun. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesDec 15, 2010
Megamind gets existential, but only in blips, and while it is never anything less than vibrant and exceedingly clever, it is also a rather slight thing for such mega-sized proportions. Read full review
67
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerDec 15, 2010
No doubt some of it is charming enough to induce giggles in its preteen target audience. Read full review
65
MovielineStephanie ZacharekDec 15, 2010
Tries too hard and ultimately achieves less. It's undone by its own inferiority complex. Read full review
63
Orlando SentinelRoger MooreDec 15, 2010
The voice casting is on the money and these funny people - and I'm including Pitt, who plays this sort of self-mocking Adonis well, even in animated form - make this cute comedy come off. Read full review
63
Rolling StonePeter TraversDec 15, 2010
Director Tom McGrath keeps the action spinning and trips lightly over the bummer spectacle of watching a bad boy go good. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsDec 15, 2010
Moderately funny though immoderately derivative. Read full review
60
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzDec 15, 2010
This is Ferrell's movie, meaning some inspired laughs sandwiched between annoying bits that stretch on well past their usefulness. Read full review
60
EmpireSam ToyDec 15, 2010
Like his plans, Megamind verges on greatness but has flaws. But it's fun, energetic and at times dazzling. Expect a stronger sequel - unlikely to be 'darker and grittier', though. Read full review
60
SlateJosh LevinDec 15, 2010
Mostly, the jokes and the recurrent attempts to tweak the superhero genre serve as a reminder that somebody else has already done it better. Sure, Megamind is pretty good. But why settle for less when you the best is already available on DVD? Read full review
60
TimeRichard CorlissDec 15, 2010
In ingenuity and charm, this DreamWorks offering isn't up there with "Kung Fu Panda," which remains the sharpest, fullest film from the studio. You may get the feeling that Megamind was made for, and possibly by, really smart six-year-olds. Nothing wrong with that; audiences of all ages can be tickled by the higher form of preadolescent humor. Read full review
50
St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsDec 15, 2010
Megamind falls flat. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenDec 15, 2010
The plot is rich, the execution poor. Read full review
50
USA TodayClaudia PuigDec 15, 2010
Has some funny moments, silly mispronunciations and comical socio-political references. But it suffers from being the second animated movie this year to feature a dastardly villain for a hero. Read full review
50
New York PostLou LumenickDec 15, 2010
A dispiriting return to the tired, star-driven, pop-culture-ridden formula that DreamWorks Animation ran into the ground before its best feature in years, this spring's "How to Train Your Dragon." Read full review
50
VarietyJustin ChangDec 15, 2010
Comes off as a derivative wisecracking machine rather than a feat of sustained imagination. Read full review
40
Time OutKeith UhlichDec 15, 2010
This routine animated feature is a perfectly fine thing to waste. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierDec 15, 2010
Plays out like a clunky, not-so-incredible "Incredibles," or a more-despicable "Despicable Me." Read full review
40
Village VoiceRobert WilonskyDec 15, 2010
If nothing else, I found my son's Kryptonite: boring superhero rip-offs voiced by check-cashing actors. At least Steve Carell used an accent. Read full review
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