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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 63 Ratings

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  2. Negative: 10 out of 63

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  1. AndyJameson
    Sep 24, 2009
    2
    A genuine disappointment after a great first album.
Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 10 out of 18
  2. Negative: 2 out of 18
  1. Anyone who liked "Life in Cartoon Motion's" bright, brash approach won't be disappointed by The Boy Who Knew Too Much--it's clear Mika knows exactly what he's doing.
  2. It's a Technicolor pop explosion designed for throwing your jazz hands into the air.
  3. Like its predecessor, The Boy Who Knew Too Much is an eclectic work, lurching between exuberant pop, vaudevillian knees-ups, disco and sombre ballads. Mika would probably describe the album as 'kaleidoscopic', but it can come across as scattershot and unfocused.