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The Nut Job

2014

Peter Lepeniotis

Animation, Voice: Will Arnett, Katherine Heigl, Brendan Fraser ...

4.8

1,337

Animation. Comedy. Action Surly, a curmudgeon, independent squirrel is banished from his park and forced to survive in the city. Lucky for him, he stumbles on the one thing that may be able to save his life, and the rest of park community, as they gear up for winter - Maury's Nut Store.

	Author	Review
United States	Lou Lumenick New York Post	"The small-town setting of a half-century ago is beautifully animated by director Peter Lepenotis and his team, and there are some nicely staged old-school action sequences. (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Michael Rechtshaffen The Hollywood Reporter	"A whimsical period setting helps this 3D animated caper escape some overly familiar trappings."	POS
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"'The Nut Job' comes up short compared with a film like 'Ratatouille', which, despite its less-than-adorable rodents, won audiences over through appealing voicework and writing."	NEG
United States	Miriam Bale The New York Times	"A plot that feels too stretched out and loaded with details to hold the attention of most children, and more flatulence jokes than anyone deserves."	NEG
United States	Scott Bowles USA Today	"When the story gets stale, the movie inserts a 'nuts' pun or, worse, resorts to a gas or burp joke. It doesn't work the first time, nor the fifth. (...) Rating: ★½ (out of four)"	NEG

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