Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)

Sharkey finds the fourth film an improvement over its predecessor and calls its likable characters consistently entertaining. She praises the lively pirate musical number and striking high-seas animation, while faulting the sluggish dialogue, preachiness and sappy ending.

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Sam Adams gives the film a negative review, calling it a stale, middling-franchise entry. He faults its recycled jokes and says the crowded voice cast leaves performers little room to stand out.

The critic finds this fourth instalment lacking the earlier films’ charm. They single out its reliance on frenetic pacing and spectacle as a weakness.

The review finds the film’s family-friendly themes familiar and sometimes dreary. It singles out its treatment of friendship and loyalty as a weakness.

Bradshaw finds the film sufficiently wacky fun, though its ice feels thin. He praises Scrat as the returning character who still steals the show.

The critic finds the film no better or worse than its predecessors, though wishes it would try something different. The gentle humour and familiar characters are likely to delight children, but the familiar formula is the chief complaint.

Debruge finds the fourth installment amusing but derivative, with a thin story unlikely to engage older viewers. He praises the animation and character designs, and singles out several inspired comic moments featuring Scrat and Sid.

French finds the main story conventional and overfamiliar, though he enjoys the film’s recurring Scrat sequences. He singles out Scrat’s disastrous acorn chase while complaining that the pirate characters have been done to death.

Lehmann finds the film entertaining for children but overly familiar and unable to break new ground. She praises the vivid animation and Scrat’s wordless slapstick interludes.

Christley pans the film as dreary, repetitive, and aimed at an undemanding child audience. He singles out the crude reveal involving Sid’s Granny’s invisible friend as one of its occasional glimpses into the abyss.

Brew calls it one of the franchise’s best entries and a thoroughly entertaining family blockbuster, despite familiar story beats and some weak material. He especially praises the ensemble comedy, Scrat’s appearances, and the film’s impressive animation and water effects.

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The critic finds the sequel visually impressive but tired, with weak jokes and little excitement beyond its 3D spectacle. He praises Scrat’s antics as the standout source of laughs.

The critic pans the film as dull, simplistic, and disposable. The disengaged voice performances—especially Queen Latifah’s—are singled out, while the Simpsons short earns praise.