Smallfoot
Warner Bros. | Release Date: September 28, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
9
Negative:
2
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
The Observer (UK)Simran HansOct 14, 2018
The songs are a bum note, but the film does raise thoughtful questions about dogma, fake news and the identity crises that might occur once a community’s core beliefs are challenged. Read full review
60
The GuardianCath ClarkeOct 11, 2018
The conceit is nicely done, and the film’s unexpectedly heartfelt message about empathy and looking at the world through someone else’s eyes just about makes up for its bland animation, smart-arsed script and generic clappy-blah songs. Read full review
60
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergSep 27, 2018
The movie, directed by Karey Kirkpatrick, has just enough wit and visual invention to get by. (The “Bad Santa” team of John Requa and Glenn Ficarra are among those credited with the story.) But for all the hints of darkness around its edges, the film is ultimately like its heroes: cuddly, cute and harmless. Read full review
58
The Film StageJared MobarakSep 25, 2018
It might be hyperbolic to call Smallfoot the most dangerous film of the year, but it wouldn’t necessarily be wrong. Read full review
55
TheWrapAlonso DuraldeSep 19, 2018
Smallfoot provides more complex food for thought than most mainstream animation, but the overall results are still disappointingly bland. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireSep 26, 2018
If only the dialogue and visuals matched the daring of its ideology. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerSep 21, 2018
It’s still mostly just a time-passer for younger kids — and, absent a strong point of view, as much of a hedged bet as its narration-and-song opening. Read full review
50
Screen DailySarah WardSep 19, 2018
It’s a playful inversion of the bigfoot legend, cautioning against unthinking compliance, championing curiosity and encouraging putting oneself in another’s shoes (or feet). Still, this all-ages affair is as blunt as it is busy; children will warm to the movie’s ceaseless energy, but parents might take longer to thaw. Read full review
50
IndieWireJude DrySep 19, 2018
Smallfoot really flounders with its obligatory message-mongering: a hodgepodge of didacticism about the importance of celebrating differences, asking questions, never fearing the unknown, or judging someone because they look different. Plenty of sound lessons in there, to be sure, but without a singular focus, they all blend into one. Read full review
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