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The Muppets

2011

James Bobin

The Muppets, Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper ...

5.7

4,608

Comedy. Musical On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world's biggest Muppet fan, and his friends Gary (Jason Segel) and Mary (Amy Adams) from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to raze the Muppet Theater and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets' former stomping grounds. To stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $10 million needed to save the theater, Walter, Mary and ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"A mostly winning return for childhood favorites from a prior century looks to accomplish its goal of pleasing old fans and winning new ones."	POS
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"Effortlessly blending wised-up, self-reflexive humor with old-fashioned let's-put-on-a-show pizzazz, The Muppets is an unexpected treat. Bright and perky, cheeky but never mean-spirited"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	The Muppet franchise is revitalized with "The Muppets," a funny, wickedly self-aware musical that opens by acknowledging they've outlived their shelf life (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"More fresh than retro, The Muppets bursts with charm and cheeky humor (...) the movie captures the essence of Jim Henson's classic 1970s TV show (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"The challenge Disney has with The Muppets is to show a new generation what the fuss was all about. Slam-dunk. The movie slaps a smile on your face you won't want to wipe off (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS

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