CRITICAL CONSENSUS

Peter Debruge - Premiere Magazine

Chris Hewitt - St. Paul Pioneer Press

Lisa Schwarzbaum - EW

Peter Hartlaub - SF Chronicle

Nancy Churnin - Dallas Morning News

Jeff Strickler - startribune.com

Desson Thomson - Washington Post

Angel Cohn - TV Guide Online

Peter Hartlaub - SF Chronicle

Ed Gonzalez - Slant Magazine

Anita Gates - NY Times

Roger Ebert - Chicago Sun-Times

Josh Larsen - Sun Publications

Robert K. Elder - Chicago Tribune

Liam Lacey - Globe & Mail

DUELING CRITICS

"It's rare to find a wholesome kids' movie that tastes more like licorice than lima beans to its target audience, but this one's plenty entertaining and chock full of valuable lessons about friendship and respect"

- Peter Debruge

"An unhomogenized combination of formulaic family entertainment and cornpone Southern fable...The movie plays like a combination of My Dog Skip and Big Fish"

- Liam Lacey