Thunder and the House of Magic
GKIDS | Release Date: September 5, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
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Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
9
Negative:
3
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Washington PostMark JenkinsSep 4, 2014
“Thunder” doesn’t boast a distinctive look or a cast of famous voices. But its characters are engaging and its action sequences exhilarating. Read full review
60
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisSep 4, 2014
The story is unremarkable, but its execution zings. Read full review
60
CineVueJamie NeishSep 3, 2014
The humour is scant and there's no real risk of peril (Grant George's nephew and his dastardly plans seem more psychopathic than threatening). Yet when you have a film that's colourful, easy on the eye and full of positive messages about friendship and trust, then kids will be happy. Read full review
60
EmpireAngie ErrigoSep 3, 2014
A curious mix of Britpop music cues and moppet-bait storytelling makes for a diverting, if derivative kids' animation. Read full review
60
Time Out LondonCath ClarkeSep 3, 2014
The 3D effects are dazzling, but the script creaks and the characters are thin. Read full review
60
Total FilmKevin HarleySep 3, 2014
Lawrence’s mechanised menagerie and the directors’ stereoscopic smarts entertain most. Read full review
60
VarietyGuy LodgeSep 3, 2014
It’s a thin premise that cues much cheery knockabout comedy, with ample scope for impressively whooshy 3D tracking shots. Read full review
50
Village VoiceSherilyn ConnellySep 3, 2014
The story is serviceable enough. Read full review
40
The GuardianPeter BradshawSep 3, 2014
It is soulless, like something that has been generated by a computer programme. Read full review
40
The TelegraphRobbie CollinSep 3, 2014
This script has not exactly been laboured over into the wee hours, and an audience used to Disney and Pixar will rightly expect better than this, whether they’re under 10 or not. Read full review
38
Boston GlobePeter KeoughSep 4, 2014
Thunder falls into the common mistake of many children’s films — it underestimates its audience. Read full review
38
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreSep 3, 2014
It’s too bad the script lacks the sight gags or one-liners that could have made this good looking picture more animated. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesCharles SolomonSep 4, 2014
Directors Ben Stassen and Jérémie Degruson have assembled so many clichés and bits borrowed from other films that "Thunder" feels like a rerun on its first viewing. Read full review
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