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Monsters University

2013

Dan Scanlon

Animation, Voice: Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi ...

6.5

40,501

Animation. Fantasy. Comedy Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan are an inseparable pair, but that wasn’t always the case. From the moment these two mismatched monsters met they couldn't stand each other. “Monsters University” unlocks the door to how Mike and Sulley overcame their differences and became the best of friends.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Mark Adams Screendaily	"A bright, breezy, funny and beautifully presented film"	POS
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"Even when the story mechanics feel more than a bit secondhand, the exquisite interplay of vibrant pastel hues and almost photorealist textures (...) makes the film a continual pleasure to behold"	POS
United Kingdom	Henry Barnes The Guardian	"Pixar's emphasis on character and story made (...) worlds that we fell in love with. 'Monsters University' (...) has taken one of these worlds and repeated it to formula (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Eric Kohn IndieWire	"'Monsters University' never surprises, goes off in unexpected directions (...) in the manner of the best Pixar stories. Nor does it come close to elating through the sheer imagination of its conceits and storytelling"	NEU
United States	Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"An alarmingly lame effort from Pixar"	NEG
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"It's all infectious fun, despite the lack of originality. In the art of tickling funny bones, Crystal and Goodman earn straight A's (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"While it’s a visual enchantment (there’s a knockout compendium of horror film clichés), its reversion to a largely male domain after 'Brave', its first and only female-driven story, is a drag"	NEU
United States	Chris Nashawaty Entertainment Weekly	"'Monsters University' is exactly the rebound Pixar needed after 2011's 'Cars 2' left some wondering if the studio had lost its magic"	POS
United States	Joshua Rothkopf Time Out	"'Monsters University' aces a two-part test—first, appealing to kids with gorgeous, hyperrealistic animation (...); then luring in parents with several knowing jokes (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Ty Burr Boston Globe	"This is not a bad movie, and to small children it will be a very good one. But it is closer to average than one would wish from the company that gave us 'Up', 'Wall-E', 'The Incredibles', and 'Toy Story'"	NEU

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