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Meet the Robinsons

EMAILPRINTBuena Vista Pictures

Meet the Robinsons reviews
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6.6 User Score:

Generally favorable reviews

Based on 27 critic reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Adventure  |  Animation  |  Comedy  |  Family/Kids  |  Sci-fi

Written by: Jon Bernstein, Michelle Bochner,
Robert L. Baird and Daniel Gerson (additional story material),
Shirley Pierce (additional material) and
William Joyce (book)

Directed by: Stephen J. Anderson

Release Date:
Theatrical: March 30, 2007
DVD: October 23, 2007

Running Time: 102 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: G for General Audiences

Starring Angela Bassett, Daniel Hansen, Jordan Fry, Matthew Josten, John H. H. Ford, Dara McGarry, Tom Kenny, and Laurie Metcalf

If you think your family is different, wait until you Meet the Robinsons, the family from an amazing, hilarious, inventive future where anything is possible. In this time-traveling blast of a comedy event, Walt Disney Feature Animation's latest digital animation technology will jet audiences to an inventive, unexpected techno realm of tomorrow where the wildest dreams come true -- including those of a young inventor in search of a home. (Disney)

What The Critics Said

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88

Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea

Simply put, it's terrific.

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83

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Gianni Truzzi

Like a surprising run of recent movies, Meet the Robinsons is based on a picture book (William Joyce's "A Day With Wilbur Robinson"). Unlike most of them, it achieves liftoff.

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83

The Onion (A.V. Club) Scott Tobias

Meet The Robinsons takes a large step toward making 3D a sustainable format, the CinemaScope of tomorrow.

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80

Variety Todd McCarthy

A sharp-minded, plenty entertaining toon that will keep children of all ages wide-eyed and on their toes.

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75

Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington

When it enters the future, it's a new-fangled, old-fashioned jim-dandy of a show.

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75

Charlotte Observer Lawrence Toppman

Most of Meet the Robinsons plays like a movie made by ADD adults for ADD children.

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75

USA Today Claudia Puig

A visual treat with an engaging story that has an uplifting, but not maudlin, message.

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75

ReelViews James Berardinelli

Meet the Robinsons is a fast paced, high energy offering; it passes by in a breeze and is enjoyable enough that I'm willing to forgive the two awful songs (one near the beginning, one near the end) and recommend it.

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75

New York Post Lou Lumenick

It's hard not to like a PG-rated 'toon that works in references to "Pulp Fiction" and "Fargo," even if Meet the Robinsons, a delightful, quirk-filled riff on "Back to the Future," proceeds in fits and starts.

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75

Baltimore Sun Chris Kaltenbach

There's enough wit to keep audiences of whatever age happy.

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75

Boston Globe Ty Burr

Almost as funny as it is hyperactive, the new computer-animated family comedy is luscious to look at and as fizzy as a can of soda popped open in your face.

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70

Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum

It's striking not for its originality but for its energy in juggling familiar elements.

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70

Washington Post Ann Hornaday

An animated feature (showing in 3-D in select theaters), has a couple of clever tricks that make it worth wearing those dumb, uncomfortable glasses. But this would be as delightful and attractive a production without the gimcrackery.

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70

LA Weekly Ella Taylor

So cleverly executed that one forgives -- just -- the frenetic pace and absence of down time.

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63

New York Daily News Jack Mathews

It takes nearly an hour before Stephen J. Anderson's 3-D, animated comedy Meet the Robinsons begins to make sense, and when it does, the film literally takes off. But unless you're familiar with the children's book by William Joyce from which it's adapted, that first hour is a cluttered, noisy, nearly unendurable mess.

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63

The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Rick Groen

The sounds are fine and, thanks to technology's ever-progressive march, the sights are even better. But that third S -- the story -- remains the sticking point, and ain't it always the way.

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50

San Francisco Chronicle Peter Hartlaub

Frenetically paced but mostly pointless computer-animated film that will satisfy children but may give parents a headache.

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50

Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

Who knows whether the project is meant to be earnest, ironic, post-ironic, made for adults, made for kids, made to teach lessons, or made to be watched in an altered state? All or none...jeez, this thing is one bumpy ride.

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50

Premiere Glenn Kenny

Meet the Robinsons is a mess -- a sometimes fun but mostly frustrating mess.

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50

The Hollywood Reporter Kirk Honeycutt

The most un-Disneylike cartoon yet from Disney animation. The thing is a hellzapoppin' of eccentric characters, zany situations and wacky gizmos, but little effort has gone into making any of this connect with an audience.

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50

TV Guide Angel Cohn

A barrage of pop-culture jokes, time-travel high jinks and plucky orphans that's as confusing as it sounds, and riddled with plot holes to boot.

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50

Los Angeles Times Dennis Lim

Zippy if forgettable, Meet the Robinsons keeps the tone mildly tongue-in-cheek and ends on a dutifully inspirational note.

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50

Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern

A 3-D fantasy that's lovely to look at but less than delightful to know.

40

The New York Times A.O. Scott

Meet the Robinsons is surely one of the worst theatrically released animated features issued under the Disney label in quite some time.

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40

Empire Helen O'Hara

Kids will enjoy the colourful animation and fun characters, but adults will wish it all made a bit more sense.

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40

Austin Chronicle Toddy Burton

Though the characters are unique and occasionally fun, they're paper-thin.

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38

Miami Herald Peter Debruge

The characters, starting with Lewis himself, are downright obnoxious. Not counting those singing frogs or the time-traveling T. rex (with its big head and little arms), only Lewis' sad-sack roommate ''Goob'' is remotely sympathetic.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 6.6 (out of 10) based on 31 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Keenan S. gave it a2:
An absolutely despicable waste of time and an insult to animated cinema, Meet the Robinsons is not funny or entertaining at all, and is easily one of the ten worst films I've ever seen. I only give it a 2 because it has nice CGI animation, other than that it's a horrible mess of monumental proportions. Another fantastic reason for why I have such difficulty liking these animated films.

Morgyn B gave it a10:
My gosh, I can't believe how severely underrated this movie has been! It is definitely one of the best kid's movies I've watched (and I've seen a few), and the only one that I watch regularly under my own steam.

Taylor S. gave it an8:
It was a surprisingly good movie.

David L. gave it a10:
I love this movie. A little predictable and a few consistency issues but the message is inspiring on a personal level for me. This is one of my favorite movies.

Scott M gave it a3:
I'm a big fan of animation, (and the offspring of a long-time Disney employee), but I was especially disappointed by this film. The "plastic" (or plaster?) appearance of the characters was not at all charming, and the jokes were stunningly flat. I saw it on DVD, having missed the 3D theatrical release, and had to fight the urge to turn it off before it finished.

the critic strine gave it a0:
This movie was so bad I just about threw up on myself! It was a total disgrace to disney!

Enrique P. gave it an8:
it's a really good movie. It is something different which has a lot of imagination, though it can be better. Characters could have had more personality and even more action could be added.

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