Norm of the North
Lionsgate | Release Date: January 15, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
21
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
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1
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1
Negative:
16
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerJan 15, 2016
Norm of the North will occupy the attention of young audiences while getting a message across to them about the dangers of humans going where they don’t belong. Older audiences are less well served; they’ll just have to grin and bear it. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckJan 14, 2016
Norm of the North is mildly diverting, although Pixar needn't be overly concerned. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreJan 15, 2016
The result is a Save the Planet comedy that plays much longer than its 86 minutes. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenJan 14, 2016
While the film, with its preponderance of potty jokes, might placate the very young already primed by boisterous singing chipmunks, older viewers will likely find it all harder to, uh, bear. Read full review
30
VarietyGeoff BerkshireJan 14, 2016
With plot elements cobbled together from recent animated hits, the blandly executed pic might as well be titled “Happy Minions of Madagascar’s Ice Age.” Read full review
25
Washington PostJen ChaneyJan 15, 2016
You and your kids could probably craft a richer, more exciting polar bear adventure using nothing but Klondike bar wrappers and the power of the imagination. Read full review
25
Entertainment WeeklyDevan CogganJan 15, 2016
The animation already looks dated, and it feels as lazy as the bland narrative. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comMark DujsikJan 15, 2016
This is a bland, nearly incompetent animated movie. Read full review
25
New York PostSara StewartJan 14, 2016
If I wasn't already convinced of this movie's obnoxiousness, its rendering of Graham's character sealed the deal. Read full review
25
San Francisco Chronicle Michael OrdonaJan 14, 2016
Norm of the North feels as if it intended to be a better movie, but got confused along the way. Read full review
25
The A.V. ClubKatie RifeJan 14, 2016
Yes, this is a movie for children. But using that as a justification for lazy work, as if kids are inherently too dumb to know the difference, isn’t just condescending. In a post-Pixar world, where audiences have become accustomed to quality animated family films, it’s a waste of money. Read full review
25
Boston GlobePeter KeoughJan 14, 2016
Denounce the cynics who pander such pabulum as entertainment for children. Read full review
20
EmpireJames WhiteMar 14, 2016
Cheap and cheerless, Norm’s appeal melts faster than the polar ice. With characters so completely devoid of charm or entertainment value, even David Attenborough would call for a cull of this lot. Read full review
20
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenJan 20, 2016
Told in a chaotic fashion, the movie jumps from scene to scene without a lot of continuity. Read full review
15
TheWrapRobert AbeleJan 14, 2016
Occasionally Norm and everyone around him will break out into a dance, and you have to wonder if these numbers were scheduled as bathroom breaks. Read full review
12
The Seattle TimesSoren AndersenJan 14, 2016
No child should be exposed to this. Read full review
10
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriJan 16, 2016
Everything appears to have been thrown together with little attention paid to how it might all work together. Read full review
10
The New York TimesGlenn KennyJan 14, 2016
Its plotline, involving Norm’s trek to New York to foil a condos-in-the-Arctic scheme, is inane even by the standards of animated funny animal comedy. Its gag set pieces run the gamut from uninspired to incoherent. Read full review
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