Rio
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: April 15, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 29 Critic Reviews
Positive:
20
Mixed:
9
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallApr 13, 2011
Bursting with color and rippling with samba rhythms, Rio makes you wonder why animated films haven't spent more time in Brazil. Read full review
90
Boxoffice MagazinePete HammondApr 11, 2011
Rio is the biggest and brightest animated triumph since "Toy Story 3." Read full review
88
Orlando SentinelRoger MooreApr 13, 2011
Comical, colorful, wonderfully cast and beautifully animated. Read full review
80
The New York TimesAndy WebsterApr 14, 2011
This animated feature effort is a significant step forward from the studio's "Ice Age" films, in the richness of its cast, the exuberance of its music and the vibrance of its palette. Read full review
80
TimeRichard CorlissApr 14, 2011
If you don't go in panting for a Pixar-level masterpiece, you should have a blast at this cartoon carnaval. Read full review
80
Arizona RepublicRandy CordovaApr 14, 2011
A sequence set during Carnival is equally engaging, with giant floats and throngs of people watching the parade. Several scenes are shown from the birds' points of view, which make for a dizzying, dazzling experience. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleAmy BiancolliApr 14, 2011
The humor's a little strange, and the action's a little frenetic, but all of it whooshes past in a swirl of tropical color and pseudo-South American bonhomie. Gorgeous scenery meets oddball characters and mild ethnic stereotyping. Read full review
75
Washington PostAnn HornadayApr 14, 2011
This is a movie that imbues even the hoariest quest-peril-life lesson tropes of family animated films and imbues them with new life and rhythm. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeWesley MorrisApr 14, 2011
Makes the surprising and seemingly inarguable assertion that, if we're not all Brazilian, then, at the very least, Brazil is a state of mind. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyApr 14, 2011
Give Saldanha's film an A-plus for visuals and a B-minus for story. Read full review
70
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternApr 14, 2011
The production eventually succumbs to motion overload-so many characters darting off in so many directions that the ending turns unfocused, even flat. But watching them go by is great fun, and there are worse things than a movie that can't stop moving. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyApr 14, 2011
What we have here is truly a rare bird, and I'm not talking about the world's last two blue macaws...No, the nearly extinct species of which I speak is the G-rated family movie - nice for a change to sit through a film with literally no cringe or fear factor. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterMegan LehmannApr 10, 2011
Voice work across the board is top-notch, with the Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am and Jamie Foxx adding sass to their smooth-talking bird buddies, and comic George Lopez solid as a party-loving toucan named Rafael. Read full review
70
VarietyLeslie FelperinApr 10, 2011
Like its flight-challenged parrot protagonist, Rio takes a while to get off the ground but manages to soar by the end. Read full review
65
MovielineStephanie ZacharekApr 14, 2011
If nothing else, Rio is unabashedly jubilant. Read full review
63
Rolling StonePeter TraversApr 21, 2011
A brightly-colored, dizzying pinwheel of 3D animation in which nothing much happens. Sounds like summer is here early. Read full review
63
St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsApr 15, 2011
Notwithstanding some allusions to "Lady and the Tramp," the characters and their comic high jinks are nothing special, but the the getaway gives us spectacular 3-D images of the city. Read full review
63
New York PostLou LumenickApr 15, 2011
The only character who makes much of an impression is a crazed, cannibalistic cockatoo voiced by Jemaine Clement ("Flight of the Conchords"), who gets the best of the handful of musical numbers. Read full review
63
USA TodayClaudia PuigApr 14, 2011
For its stunning iridescent look and infectious music, Rio is a refreshing adventure worth taking. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliApr 12, 2011
The only thing surprising about this lackluster animated production is that it attracted an A-list voice cast. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierApr 15, 2011
The main reason this gorgeous-looking, sweet-hearted but so-so movie remains grounded is a herky-jerky, cobbled-together story that squawks when it should sing. Read full review
60
EmpireOlly RichardsApr 4, 2011
Okay, so it's not exactly a groundbreaking advance from the team behind "Ice Age," but with its kaleidoscope of colour and heaps of humour, you'll be charmed. Read full review
55
NPRScott TobiasApr 15, 2011
Name the first things that come to anyone's mind about Rio de Janeiro - samba, soccer, sunbathing, Carnival - and those are the building blocks of this movie. Expect the expected. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonApr 14, 2011
Rio could use fresher ingredients and more spice. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsApr 14, 2011
The movie isn't dull, exactly; the problem lies in the other, antsy direction. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanApr 13, 2011
The soundtrack, overseen by Sergio Mendes, has a few lively bossa nova moments, but not nearly enough. Read full review
50
Village VoiceNick SchagerApr 12, 2011
Too timid to be either inspired or outrageously inept, Rio is merely a bird of a familiar feather. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovApr 21, 2011
So does Rio measure up to the insanely great standard set by Pixar? Visually, yes. Read full review
40
Time OutBen KenigsbergApr 12, 2011
Compared to Pixar's "Up," a much more organic and heartfelt story about making friends in far-flung places, Rio simply feels rote. Read full review
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