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24 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneIt's a better-than-average animated feature.
- 70L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorEven an advanced case of critter fatigue shouldn't stop you from rushing out to see this delightfully cheeky animated tale.
- 70VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonZippy enough to delight youngsters and clever enough to engage their parents.
- 63USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigIt's a sweet and mildly funny movie that will entertain young audiences, but one aspect is utterly mystifying: The two main characters, father and son bovine creatures, have large, distracting udders.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyIt feels like Barnyard swipes too much of its plot from "The Lion King."
- 58Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerSeattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerIt's bright, colorful and udder-ly unmemorable.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterLuke SaderThe Hollywood ReporterLuke SaderWhile youngsters might enjoy the movie, more discerning tweens, teens and adults will not be as easily amused.
- 30Austin ChronicleAustin ChronicleIt's a fine message, but, in the case of the film itself, a little originality would have gone even further.
- 30Los Angeles TimesCarina ChocanoLos Angeles TimesCarina ChocanoIt's always dispiriting to see children's movies succumb to desperate pandering to the coolness imperative, especially since, given the marketing muscle they tend to have behind them, the bigger trick seems to be in getting people not to see them.
- 25The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasIt shouldn't be surprising that writer-director Steve Oedekerk, the man responsible for "Kung Pow! Enter The Fist" and the second "Ace Ventura" movie, considers single-celled organisms as he shoots for the lowest common denominator.