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Mixed or average reviews- based on 123 Ratings

  • Starring: Hank Azaria, Jonathan Winters, Katy Perry
  • Summary: When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours – in fact, smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village bebefore Gargamel tracks them down.(Sony Pictures)
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 22
  2. Negative: 11 out of 22
  1. Reviewed by: S.T. Vanairsdale
    Jul 28, 2011
    70
    This is a film that transcends "good" or "bad," "like" or "don't like."
  2. 50
    Sitcom star Harris puts his smart-aleck chops to good use as Patrick Winslow.
  3. Reviewed by: Ed Gonzalez
    Jul 28, 2011
    38
    Like the show, this boring, lazy, clumsily staged, overly lit, unnecessarily 3D-ed contraption even culminates with some half-hearted moral hectoring-in this case, the togetherness of the Smurfs works to validate heteronormative values.
  4. Reviewed by: Mike Scott
    Jul 29, 2011
    38
    Clever story? Pass. Originality? Nah. A smidgen of real humor to keep parents entertained along with the kiddies? Smurf you.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 42
  2. Negative: 18 out of 42
  1. I Really Enjoyed This Movie! Its Great For Adults And The Whole Family!
    Katy Perry Does A A+ Job As Smurfette! In My Opinion One Of The Best
    Animated Films Of 2011! Expand
  2. When I first heard about The Smurfs I wasn't looking forward to it, I've never watched the show and most movies like this turn out crappy, but I was surprised to find that this is a funny and enjoyable family movie that will rolling on the floor, the characters are really likable and the whole movie just has some sort of unique charm to it, it can be predictable at times, but that never really hindered the experience, so in closing if your looking for a good family movie, or have fond memories of The Smurfs in the past, then I do recommend watching, it's surprisingly great. Expand
  3. I'm not sure making a smurf movie would be such a good idea, especially in 2011. If it was released back when the smurfs were popular, it would of worked out. I'm not saying that I hate them, on the contrary, I used to like the smurfs when I was a kid. I don't understand why they brought them back. It just ruins the reputation of the smurfs. The people who would be interested to see this are little kids, which surprisingly makes a good family movie. It wasn't that bad. This got to be the movie that surprised me the most this year. Of course, there are some flaws. It has '' cheesy '' humor, the villain Gargamel (played by Hank Azaria) was stupid and has other '' cliche '' stuff that you would expect. This kind of entertainment is useless and annoying these days. Hollywood producers, directors or whatever, should stop making these type of movies. Also, has you probably already know, Katy Perry does the voice of Smurfette. She actually did a good job. But it starting to get on my nerves to see singers appearing in movies (it's okay if they can actually act), leave that to the actors. Anyway, I saw this movie with my little brother, and he liked it. So this movie may be enjoyable for kids, even I surprisingly thought it was better then I expected. At some points, I even managed to get entertained a bit. Expand
  4. This movie is a monument to everything that's wrong about our society. It uses celebrity clout (Katy Perry, I'm looking at you) to sell tickets instead of actually putting work into the things that matter in a film like clever jokes and character development. Instead, a joke that featured heavily in the film was the - take a word and replace it with 'smurf' - gag which made me want to gouge my eyes out with a rusty spoon. Sure, it was a big part of the TV show as well, but we as a culture have moved on from that kind of entertainment. Overall, this movie met my expectations - very low quality flick produced solely to entertain little kids and give stressed parents a break from their little demons. Expand

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