Gnomeo and Juliet

"Even if it doesn't quite gel, it's admirable that a film made of such weird ingredients is even vaguely palatable."

"Far too much of the film is devoted to eye-rolling pop-culture gags and long montages set to recycled Elton John songs."

"As enjoyable as non-Pixar kiddie flicks get, a high-spirited, high-end comic revamp of Big Bill's eternal tragedy."

"Defiantly derivative and groaning from joke overload..."

"Playful, inventive and endearing, this 84-minute epic is smart enough not to overstay its welcome..."

"A discombobulated grab bag of jokes peopled with characters who have little emotional resonance."

"The snappy and simplistic prologue proves that the film is only interested in strip-mining Romeo and Juliet for its elemental parts."

"A fun, disposable animation designed for short attention spans and lovers of garden ornaments."

"Shame about the annoying plastic flamingo (this movie’s version of Madagascar’s King Julien) and a general tone of wisteria unelfily close to that of Luc Besson’s Arthur cartoons."

"Totally crackers but it gets powered by pure invention and eccentricity alone."