The Smurfs (2011)

Campbell finds the film a tolerable, mildly improved take on the city-set fish-out-of-water comedy. He praises its self-aware handling of the Smurfs, while criticizing the pervasive product placement and tourism advertising.

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The review finds the film diverting and weird but harmless. It singles out Hank Azaria and his sidekick cat as the movie’s most entertaining elements, while calling the Smurfs forgettable.

Robinson finds the film exhausting and cynically calculated, with little appeal for adults without children. She singles out Hank Azaria’s committed Gargamel performance as a bright spot amid fake-looking effects and strained comedy.

Jenkins gives the film two out of five stars, indicating an unfavorable verdict. The accessible page provides no review text, so it does not identify a specific element praised or criticized.

Gonzalez condemns the film as a boring, lazy failure that drains the magic from the Smurfs. He praises the detailed design of the village and Smurfs, but says the human characters sink the film.

The critic finds the film likely to please children but a struggle to sit through. They single out its coherent story as a modest strength, while the Smurfs’ journey proves tedious.

The critic finds the film numbingly generic and largely mirthless. They single out its uninspired script and weak jokes as the main shortcomings.

Hill dismisses the film as lazy, clueless, and built around tired franchise jokes. He particularly criticizes its crude smurf wordplay and the uninteresting advertising-executive subplot.

Sharkey calls the film a 3-D disaster rather than a family comedy. She particularly faults its flat-footed chase scenes and clumsy interaction between animation and live action.

Bradshaw delivers a scathing verdict, dismissing the film as painfully bad despite its framing as harmless summer silliness. He singles out the reimagining of the Smurfs as mythical rather than fictional as one of its many horrors.

The critic finds the film underwhelming, lazy and too content to play it safe. They praise its strong voice cast and occasional moments of genuine humor, while noting Neil Patrick Harris’s efforts to lift the weak screenplay.

The critic finds the film cynical, uncreative, and poorly aimed at both children and adults. They single out the amusingly animated cat as a rare bright spot.

Kermode finds the film apologetic, uninspired and unlikely to entertain anyone beyond very young children. She praises Smurfette’s lively characterization, but faults the clumsy humor and story that has lost its heart.