Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius 2001

Critics score:
75 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press: More clever than we have any right to expect. Read more

Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune: This is a movie that is neither sentimental nor cheap; it never takes itself too seriously, and it has faith in the intelligence of its audience. Read more

Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: [W]hen they went into the outerspace adventure it just got so silly and it didn't really go anywhere and it just kind of lay dead there. Read more

A.O. Scott, New York Times: Maybe I'm hopelessly mired in my own private Retroville. After Jimmy Neutron was over, I felt glassy-eyed and a little headachy. Read more

Gene Seymour, Newsday: There's barely more invention in the animation than in the concept. Read more

Janet I. Tu, Seattle Times: It's certainly nothing worse than a Saturday-morning cartoon. But, aside from the sparkling animation, it's not substantially better either. Read more

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Paul Tatara, CNN.com: The most delightfully original children's film of 2001. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: A lickety-split, madly packed, roller-coaster entertainment that might almost have been designed to make you scared of how much smarter your kids are than you. Read more

Kevin Courrier, Globe and Mail: A modest and charming bit of family entertainment. Read more

Gary Dowell, Dallas Morning News: The gang at DNA shows a knack for capturing the limitless wonder and imagination we draw upon in childhood. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: It doesn't have the little in-jokes that make Shrek and Monsters, Inc. fun for grown-ups. But adults who appreciate the art of animation may enjoy the look of the picture. Read more

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: Jimmy Neutron just doesn't have enough power to sustain itself to feature length, though children -- the movie's real audience -- may be so dazzled by the spectacle of Jimmy flying through space with his robot dog that they won't notice. Read more

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Claudia Puig, USA Today: After Monsters, Inc., this movie may be a bit of a letdown, but there are some scenes that will delight elementary -school-age children and older preschoolers. Read more

Todd McCarthy, Variety: Read more