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Chicken Little

2005

Mark Dindal

Animation, Voice: Zach Braff, Garry Marshall, Don Knotts ...

5.1

9,550

Animation. Comedy. Sci-Fi. Kids This epic tale presents a new twist to the classic fable of a young chicken who causes widespread panic when he mistakes a falling acorn for a piece of the sky.

	Author	Review
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"A hectic, uninspired pastiche of catchphrases and clichés, with very little wit, inspiration or originality"	NEG
United States	Todd McCarthy Variety	"[It serves] up a fraction of what audiences are used to getting in this department from Pixar and DreamWorks"	NEG
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The movie did make me smile. It didn't make me laugh, and it didn't involve my emotions (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"This picture is disappointing: underpowered and dull, even for kids (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Olly Richards Empire	"There's more here for the under-tens than over-, but it's still charming, amusing and energetic enough to win you over (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Tasha Robinson AV Club	"'Chicken Little' has story problems (...) [It] is more likely to be smiled at once, then instantly forgotten."	NEU
United States	J.R. Jones Chicago Reader	"Animation fans will find this worth the wait"	POS
United States	Ty Burr Boston Globe	"'Chicken Little' is shiny and peppy, with some solid laughs and dandy vocal performances, but even a small child may sense how forced this movie is"	NEU
United States	Ed Gonzalez Slant	"Mostly innocuous (...) To be fair, the film is more insipid than bad (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Neil Smith BBC	"A confused, frenetic affair (...) [There] isn't enough story to sustain a film even of this limited duration (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Sloan Freer Radio Times	"As a colourful diversion for the under-nines the picture does its job, but without a strong script even its snazziest scenes are quickly forgotten (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"The story is simplistic (...) The voice work is disappointing (...) Visually, 'Chicken Little' doesn't offer anything special (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEG

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