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Alynda Wheat, People: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...bursts with quirkiness.... If it weren't for co-writer/star Jason Segel's affection, we'd still be without the Muppets, and for this die-hard fan, it had been way too long." (Read the full review...) 145 words, 11/24/11 Mary Pols, Time: GOOD "...[a] giddy goof-fest.... gently mocks the whole business of moviemaking while still participating in it.... The Muppets are irresistible." (Read the full review...) 958 words, 11/23/11 David Germain, Associated Press: VERY GOOD (cg) "...a very welcome return for Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and the rest of Jim Henson's creations... a healthy, dizzy dose of childlike bliss, the songs campy but catchy, the humor corny but clever, the cast -- both human and Muppet -- one of the most lovable gangs you'll ever spend time with at the pictures..." (Read the full review...) 772 words, 11/22/11 Mara Reinstein, Us Weekly: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...a ridiculously entertaining treat.... Jack Black and other A-listers pop up to deliver self-deprecating quips, but the lovable Muppets upstage them all." (Read the full review...) 70 words, 11/24/11 Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: EXCELLENT (cg) "...the movie's gentle, clever, unironic humor feels freshly, trendily retro now, enhanced by laughs provided in cameos from a very up-to-date roster of stars, including Rashida Jones, Jack Black, Neil Patrick Harris, Selena Gomez, and Emily Blunt." (Read the full review...) 506 words, 11/25/11 Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: VERY GOOD (cg) "R-rated [writing and directing] talent with their hands up the Muppets? Whaaat! Take a breath.... 'The Muppets' slaps a smile on your face you won't want to wipe off." (Read the full review...) 248 words, 11/25/11 Claudia Puig, USA Today: OUTSTANDING (cg) "More fresh than retro... bursts with charm and cheeky humor.... The cast -- plushy felt or flesh and bone -- is winningly cheery, but never in a schmaltzy way." (Read the full review...) 431 words, 11/23/11 Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: VERY GOOD (cg) "...a funny, wickedly self-aware musical... The remarkable thing about the Muppets, then and now, is what distinctive personalities and presences they have." (Read the full review...) 445 words, 11/22/11 Glenn Kenny, MSN Movies: EXCELLENT (cg) "...a lot of goofy globe-trotting fun, accompanied by snappy tunes, oodles of celebrity cameos and plenty of the inside, absurdist, but always incredibly good-natured humor that made 'The Muppets Show' so irresistible." (Read the full review...) 783 words, 11/22/11 James Berardinelli, Reel Views: VERY GOOD (cg) "...a rare family film likely to appeal more to parents than to their offspring.... good fun." (Read the full review...) 945 words, 11/22/11
Stephen Holden, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...done just about right... These are the same old, adorable Muppets, as sweetly innocent and likable as ever.... the flaws are minor. The rainbow connection is a smooth, unbroken arch." (Read the full review...) 740 words, 11/23/11 Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: EXCELLENT (cg) "...a world with Muppets is a better place in which to live." (Read the full review...) 269 words, 11/23/11 Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: EXCELLENT "One of the movie's delights is all the subversive parody slipped into its very smart script by co-writers Segel and Nicholas Stoller ('Get Him to the Greek').... [but] for all its sharpness, the movie has a very sweet streak." (Read the full review...) 784 words, 11/23/11 Kyle Smith, New York Post: VERY GOOD (cg) "...the Muppet relaunch is as it should be: the most sensational, inspirational, celebrational treat you could wish for..." (Read the full review...) 663 words, 11/23/11 Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: VERY GOOD (cg) "It's fun to spend time with these characters again. And in the nicest way the Muppets' human co-stars, Jason Segel and Amy Adams, are sort of Muppety themselves, especially when they're wide-eyed and grinning." (Read the full review...) 526 words, 11/23/11 Rafer Guzman, New York Newsday: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...provides plenty of nostalgia but can't quite match the memories fans have in their heads.... That said, it's nice to see the band back together." (Read the full review...) 303 words, 11/23/11 Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine: GOOD "It may not entirely work as a movie, but 'The Muppets' shines as a piece of touching pop nostalgia.... don't be surprised if the grown-ups find themselves inspired to sing along to those old tunes again." (Read the full review...) 630 words, 11/23/11 Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD (cg) "...a funny, wickedly self-aware musical... The remarkable thing about the Muppets, then and now, is what distinctive personalities and presences they have." (Read the full review...) 445 words, 11/22/11 Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE "...has none of the easy confidence of the original TV show or the 1979 movie.... it overreaches, its characters constantly making references to the musical numbers they just completed." (Read the full review...) 737 words, 11/23/11 Linda Barnard, Toronto Star: VERY GOOD (cg) "Director James Bobin (writer-director of 'The Flight of the Conchords') keeps the gang's signature approach -- barely controlled mayhem -- at full steam and adds the charm of big musical productions..." (Read the full review...) 590 words, 11/23/11 Rick Groen, Toronto Globe & Mail: MODERATE (cg) "Several tunes, umpteen cameo appearances, scores of lame jokes and much up-beat sentimentalizing later... 'The Muppet' charm, always more at home within the intimate frame of a TV set, is gone here." (Read the full review...) 279 words, 11/23/11 Josep Parera, La Opinion: VERY GOOD (cg) "...humor autoreferencial, paródico y acertadamente absurdo, y actores que saben que los Muppets son las verdaderas estrellas de la función... son los ingredientes de este agradable largometraje que nos devuelve en plena forma a unos personajes que nunca deberían haberse marchado." (Read the full review...) 522 words, 11/23/11 Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: EXCELLENT (cg) "...recaptures the unpredictable energy and genuine magic of Jim Henson's beloved felt creations, and releases that energy back into the wild." (Read the full review...) 189 words, 11/24/11
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...both a delightful family film about the Muppets and a winking, self-referential satire about how lame the Muppets are.... It's a giggle, and it works a strange kind of magic. You can laugh at them and with them at the same time." (Read the full review...) 668 words, 11/23/11 Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: VERY GOOD (cg) "...treats its titular heroes with affection and respect, even as Fozzie Bear shows off his 'fart shoes' and toilet humor abounds." (Read the full review...) 586 words, 11/23/11 Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: VERY GOOD (cg) "...a generally charming exercise in nostalgia.... adult fans who grew up with the show will grin." (Read the full review...) 566 words, 11/23/11 Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...made me feel warm and Fozzie. Not from nostalgia, but in appreciation of an energetic, affectionate ticklefest.... It proves there's a place for Kermit and Miss Piggy in a world of computer-generated kiddie movies." (Read the full review...) 565 words, 11/23/11 Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...clever and current without being cynical, smart without being condescending... It's true that it's basically a supersized episode of the old 'Muppets' television show, an updating of the previous 'Muppets' movies. But it's a delight." (Read the full review...) 487 words, 11/23/11 Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...treats Muppetness with as much serious absurdity as Jim Henson did." (Read the full review...) 927 words, 11/23/11 Stephen Whitty, New Jersey Star-Ledger: VERY GOOD (cg) "...while those of us who always loved the original can carp about the changes (They had to enclose that lovely porch? And slap on siding?), what's here is preferable to the empty lot it could have been." (Read the full review...) 537 words, 11/23/11 Amy Biancolli, San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD (cg) "...a triumph of simplicity, innocence and goofy jokes." (Read the full review...) 366 words, 11/23/11 Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times: VERY GOOD (cg) "The oddest, sweetest movie you're likely to see this season... a quirky little musical fantasy about plush frogs, diva pigs, friendship and dreams." (Read the full review...) 530 words, 11/23/11 Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian: EXCELLENT (cg) "...so much fun.... Jason Segel, serving as co-writer, and director James Bobin have, with a knowing wink, mined the old-time Muppet charm and humor, and they have hit paydirt." (Read the full review...) 231 words, 11/23/11 Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: VERY GOOD (cg) "...familiar characters keep this puppet parade breezy." (Read the full review...) 415 words, 11/23/11 Steve Persall, St. Petersburg Times: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...laughter is the third-greatest gift ever, after children and ice cream. This movie belongs somewhere on that list." (Read the full review...) 535 words, 11/23/11 Tom Long, Detroit News: GOOD (cg) "Is it perfect? No. Is it a lot of fun and does it successfully revive this inspired franchise? Absolutely and let's seriously hope so. A world without Kermit is just too hard to face." (Read the full review...) 556 words, 11/23/11 Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: OUTSTANDING (cg) "This is one from the heart.... [a] sparkling, joyous movie..." (Read the full review...) 524 words, 11/23/11
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE "...has none of the easy confidence of the original TV show or the 1979 movie.... it overreaches, its characters constantly making references to the musical numbers they just completed." (Read the full review...) 737 words, 11/23/11 Josh Tyler, Cinema Blend: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...one of the best movies you'll see this year.... resurrects everything Jim Henson's characters used to stand for, both literally and figuratively.... Amy Adams is absolutely luminous... Jason Segel is tremendous... the songs amazing..." (Read the full review...) 689 words, 11/18/11 Ann Lewinson, Boston Phoenix: VERY GOOD (cg) "...chooses meta over corn, giving us a 'Muppets' for our ironic age, with Jason Segel as another Apatowian manchild, lazy songs by Flight of the Conchord's Bret McKenzie, and the cameos one expects from a Muppet movie." (Read the full review...) 170 words, 11/24/11 Keith Phipps, AV Club: GOOD (cg) "...fundamentally likeable. It does star Muppets, after all." (Read the full review...) 586 words, 11/22/11 Alison Willmore, Movieline: VERY GOOD (cg) "...the most extravagant work of fan fiction ever... the love Segel has for the Muppets is a genuine, perceivable and positive quality that suffuses this good-hearted revitalization of the franchise..." (Read the full review...) 1,016 words, 11/22/11 Bill Weber, Slant: VERY GOOD (cg) "...finally irresistible... supplies one of the year's biggest laughs with a Cee Lo Green cover that victoriously plays chicken with the movie's PG rating." (Read the full review...) 585 words, 11/19/11 Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: EXCELLENT (cg) "...recaptures the unpredictable energy and genuine magic of Jim Henson's beloved felt creations, and releases that energy back into the wild." (Read the full review...) 189 words, 11/24/11 Curt Holman, Atlanta Creative Loafing: EXCELLENT (cg) "...as inspirational, celebrational, and muppetational for grown-ups as the original show was for its young admirers." (Read the full review...) 487 words, 11/23/11
Stephen Holden, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...done just about right... These are the same old, adorable Muppets, as sweetly innocent and likable as ever.... the flaws are minor. The rainbow connection is a smooth, unbroken arch." (Read the full review...) 740 words, 11/23/11 Linda Holmes, NPR: OUTSTANDING "...a rollicking, touching, funny success that brings back to life characters who faded after Henson died." (Read the full review...) 944 words, 11/22/11 Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: EXCELLENT "One of the movie's delights is all the subversive parody slipped into its very smart script by co-writers Segel and Nicholas Stoller ('Get Him to the Greek').... [but] for all its sharpness, the movie has a very sweet streak." (Read the full review...) 784 words, 11/23/11 Dana Stevens, Slate: VERY GOOD "...an exuberant, sunny musical that's occasionally tongue-in-cheek but never even remotely snarky. It respects the spirit of the original while finding ways to update it..." (Read the full review...) 1,022 words, 11/22/11 Andrew O'Hehir, Salon: VERY GOOD "...slight but thoroughly charming... there was I, sitting in a Manhattan theater between two 7-year-olds, watching a pair of puppets from a decades-old TV show pretend to sing a song about rainbows, with tears streaming down my face." (Read the full review...) 892 words, 11/21/11
Justin Chang, Daily Variety: OUTSTANDING "Effortlessly blending wised-up, self-reflexive humor with old-fashioned let's-put-on-a-show pizzazz.... an unexpected treat.... not only a vintage piece of Muppetry, but one of the better screen musicals in recent memory." (Read the full review...) 1,022 words, 11/17/11 Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...perfectly enjoyable family comedy is disarmingly upfront about its raison d'etre -- to reboot the Muppets for a new generation of moppets.... a breezy, keen-to-please attitude prevails..." (Read the full review...) 1,074 words, 11/17/11 Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: EXCELLENT "One of the movie's delights is all the subversive parody slipped into its very smart script by co-writers Segel and Nicholas Stoller ('Get Him to the Greek').... [but] for all its sharpness, the movie has a very sweet streak." (Read the full review...) 784 words, 11/23/11 Emanuel Levy, Cinema 24/7: VERY GOOD (cg) "The first half of the film enthusiastically and often hilariously reintroduces the beloved Muppet family.... the last minutes are bogged down by preachy pep talks on growing up and believing in yourself from both Gary and Kermit." (Read the full review...) 790 words, 11/18/11 Stephen Holden, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...done just about right... These are the same old, adorable Muppets, as sweetly innocent and likable as ever.... the flaws are minor. The rainbow connection is a smooth, unbroken arch." (Read the full review...) 740 words, 11/23/11
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