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Over the Hedge

Overview


Genre :

Animation, Comedy

Release Date :

May 19, 2006

MPAA Rating :

PG

Director :

Tim Johnson, Karey Kirkpatrick

Starring :

Wanda Sykes, Bruce Willis, Avril Lavigne, Garry Shandling, Steve Carell, Catherine O'Hara, William Shatner, Eugene Levy, Allison Janney, Nick Nolte

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  3 of 5 [Rate It]

2 of 5

“..the humour simply isn't sharp enough..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
3.5 of 4

“..The characterizations are charming. The voice acting is delightful...”
by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
2.5 of 4

“..Parents doing the minding might get a chuckle or two themselves..”
by Peter Howell [Toronto Star]
“..lacks the inventiveness, wit and sense of delight that have distinguished the best of the computer-animated generation of pictures..”
by Todd McCarthy [Variety]
3 of 5

“..kids will love it, and so will their parents..”
by Scott Mantz [Scott's Movie Reviews!]
3.5 of 4

“..If they were still making Looney Tunes, they'd look a lot like "Over the Hedge."..”
by Kyle Smith [New York Post Online]
3 of 4

“..Amusing and good-natured..”
by Gary Goldstein [Reel.com]
“..a big improvement over stinkers like Madagascar and Ice Age: The Meltdown..”
“..a backyard ecological comedy outfitted with some fine, silly slapstick and clever animal characters..”
by Kirk Honeycutt [The Hollywood Reporter]
7 of 10
Reviewed by Scott Chitwood [Comingsoon.net]
6 of 10
Reviewed by Jeffrey Chen [Window to the Movies]
5 of 5
Reviewed by [Movies for Guys]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by [The Movie Chicks]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Tyler Hanley [Palo Alto Online]
3.5 of 4
Reviewed by Jan Stuart [Newsday.com]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Lew Irwin [ShowBIZ Data]
3.5 of 4
Reviewed by Jan Stuart [Newsday]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Sean O'Connell [filmcritic.com]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Eugene Novikov [Film Blather]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Jeff Vice [Deseret News, Salt Lake City]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Ed Blank [Pittsburgh Tribune]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Roger Ebert [Chicago Sun-Times]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Sam Osborn [samseescinema]
3 of 5
Reviewed by John Hayes [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
3 of 4
Reviewed by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Matt Caracappa [Boxoffice Magazine]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Eric Lurio [Greenwich Village Gazette]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Wesley Morris [The Boston Globe]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Bill Wine [KYW Newsradio]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Cathy Jakicic [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Matt Pais [Chicago Tribune]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Joe Williams [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
1.5 of 5
Reviewed by Mike Masri [The Cinema Source]
1.5 of 5
Reviewed by Chris Vognar [The Dallas Morning News]
1.5 of 5
Reviewed by Eric D. Snider [The Land of Eric]
1.5 of 5
Reviewed by Abbie Berstein [Cinescape]
1.5 of 5
Reviewed by Laura [Reeling Reviews]
1 of 5
Reviewed by Scott Wyatt [The Trades]
1 of 5
Reviewed by Robin [Reeling Reviews]
1 of 5
Reviewed by Tasha Robinson [The Onion A.V. Club]
1 of 2
Reviewed by Bill Muller [The Arizona Republic]
Reviewed by Steve Rhodes []
Reviewed by Geoff Roberts [ReelTalk]
Reviewed by Robert Wilonsky [Village Voice]
Reviewed by Sean Elliott [iF Magazine]
Reviewed by MaryAnn Johanson [The Flick Filosopher]
Reviewed by Sara M. Fetters [MovieFreak.com]
Reviewed by Steve Schneider [Orlando Weekly]
Reviewed by Gerry Shamray [Sun Newspapers of Cleveland]
Reviewed by [U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops]
Reviewed by Mr. Cranky [Mr. Cranky Rates the Movies]

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