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Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

2017

David Soren

Animation, Voice: Ed Helms, Kevin Hart, Thomas Middleditch ...

5.1

2,051

Animation. Comedy Based on the worldwide sensation and bestselling book series, and boasting an A-list cast of comedy superstars headed by Kevin Hart and Ed Helms, DreamWorks Animation brings audiences the long-awaited global movie event, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie. This raucously subversive comedy for the entire family tells the story of two overly imaginative pranksters named George and Harold, who hypnotize their principal Mr. Krupp into ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"If you don’t happen to be 5 years old, it may strike you as more cheeky (...) than hilarious (...) 'Captain Underpants' isn’t out to be more than a trifle; that’s part of its appeal"	NEU
United States	Michael Rechtshaffen The Hollywood Reporter	"In the absence of a sturdier storyline and more dimensional characters, the manic, rapid-fire delivery, while yielding some well-deserved laughs, proves more exhausting than inspired."	NEU
United States	Neil Genzlinger The New York Times	"The plot verges on indecipherable as the movie rolls along (...) [It] settles for noisy, though it throws in a positive message at the end."	NEU
United States	Ignatiy Vishnevetsky AV Club	"A pleasant surprise (...) 'Captain Underpants' charm lies in its lighthearted and lightly scatological silliness (...) [It] is smart enough to recognize that being dumb can be its strongest asset."	POS
United States	Scott Mendelson Forbes	"The key to its success is that it treats the superhero stuff as of secondary importance (...) It's paper-thin, but it fills its 89-minutes with consistent visual creativity and amusement."	POS
United States	Katie Walsh Los Angeles Times	"The story of 'Captain Underpants' is funny, fresh and frantic, playing with format and genre, adding meta, self-reflective winks."	POS
United States	Rick Bentley Chicago Tribune	"While the production never reaches for intellectual grandeur, it is on a very basic level one of the funniest movies of the year (...) A simple story leaves more time for silly jokes and light-hearted humor."	POS
United States	New York Daily News	"You expect kid-friendly fart jokes and toilet humor. What you may not expect is a sweet story that touches on adult loneliness, the importance of arts education and how laughter and friendship are life essentials at any age."	POS
United States	Keith Watson Slant	"Joyously juvenile and unapologetically scatological, director David Soren's 'Captain Underpants' (...) captures the spirit of being an eight-year-old boy about as well as any film ever made (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Adam Graham Detroit News	"A marvelous tribute to imagination and friendship (...) It will make adults and kids chuckle openly and often (...) [Soren] gives the film a colorful, lively look"	POS
Canada	Andrew Parker The Globe and Mail	"A joyful ode to youthful creativity and puerile humour (...) [A] charming, ingenious and absurd tale of friendship (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS

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