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Rugrats in Paris: The Movie - Rugrats II
Metascore
62 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
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  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Bruce Fretts
    83
    Packs appeal for both kids and parents.
  2. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Nicole Campos
    80
    A running spoof of "The Godfather" is especially hilarious, as are numerous, sly digs at all things Disney.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Robert Koehler
    80
    Though animated sequels of popular kids' fare tend to perform lower than their progenitors, this one should buck the trend.
  4. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    75
    The point is, adults can attend this movie with a fair degree of pleasure. That's not always the case with movies for kids, as no parent needs to be reminded. There may even be some moms who insist that the kids need to see this movie. You know who you are.
  5. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Carrie Rickey
    75
    Remarkably poignant (and pungent) when it comes to child psychology.
  6. San Francisco Examiner
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    75
    The journey's a kick.
  7. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan
    75
    Wildly entertaining.
  8. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Richard Gehr
    70
    Nicely conveys a family trip abroad as seen from both the exhausted-parent and bewildered-infant points of view.
  9. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Desson Thomson
    70
    Your children are almost certain to have a great time.
  10. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marc Savlov
    67
    If you're a parent, you could do a heck of a lot worse than taking the spawn off to catch Rugrats in Paris and if you're a kid, well, you probably already knew that anyway.
  11. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: Paula Nechak
    67
    More chic and movie-savvy than its predecessor.
  12. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Michael Atkinson
    64
    The frequent song interludes will distract the kids (but send the adults into comas), and the anti-Disney satire rages as never before.
  13. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    63
    Will Rugrats fans love it -- Wee, we -- er, oui, oui.
  14. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    63
    Seems more like a merchandising ploy than a successful attempt to entertain kids and their parents.
  15. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Frank Lovece
    60
    A rare sequel that's better than the original.
  16. Film.com
    Reviewed by: Gemma Files
    60
    Has a soundtrack crammed with infectious music gleaned from fairly surprising sources.
  17. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: A.O. Scott
    60
    A one- way ticket to infantile heaven.
  18. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Shawn Levy
    58
    Filled with skewed humor, inventive animation and earthy jokes.
  19. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Loren King
    50
    Isn't novel entertainment, but adults who accompany kids to it are not likely to feel that it is a form of abuse for either of them.
  20. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Sara Wildberger
    50
    Where it succeeds smashingly is in the sound department.
  21. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Staff [Not Credited]
    50
    Great movies are sometimes described as filet mignon or champagne, but this one is more like a pacifier.
  22. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Loren King
    50
    Predictable and not terribly clever, but among the slim pickings of movies geared to the pre-school and grade-school set, it could be much worse.
  23. Charlotte Observer
    Reviewed by: Lawrence Toppman
    50
    It's a mass of interchangeable moving images, none much more significant than the others, linked to a plot looser than a 2-year-old's shoelaces.
  24. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robin Rauzi
    50
    All of this film's faults are nearly forgiven for the short but memorable scene of sumo wrestlers singing a karaoke version of "Bad Girls."
  25. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Lisa Alspector
    50
    The makers of this eclectically animated adventure, a follow-up to "The Rugrats Movie," know their audience, though all the "Godfather" references will be thoroughly puzzling to at least half of it.
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7.1 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. Zilcell
    8
    Its considerably better than the original in both the animation and story. Adults may find it more appealing this time around.
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