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Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: All garish colors, small-scale sight gags and kid-friendly one-liners, it lacks the same comic spark that a recent "Wimpy Kid's" second diary also failed to deliver. Read more
James Rocchi, MSN Movies: ...a bombardment so brutal that it leaves you cowed and crumpled in the force of its full-frontal assault. Read more
Andy Webster, New York Times: Got a restless preadolescent daughter around the house? An air-conditioned theater and this breathless kaleidoscope of a movie might be the answer. Read more
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: The move is just begging the audience to think of it as cool and falls as flat as hearing your parents sing along to songs you like on the radio. Read more
Christy Lemire, Associated Press: A shrill, shallow cacophony of individual wacky moments without much narrative momentum. Read more
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: Some movies make you remember being a child. Some movies treat you like one. "Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer'' does both. Read more
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle: [A] canned piece of so-called family entertainment, which slathers on the bright colors and peppy eccentricity but fails to capture the books' childlike voice and essential, grumbling charm. Read more
Nancy Churnin, Dallas Morning News: For those sighing about why they don't make more movies like last year's Ramona and Beezus, based on the book series by Beverly Cleary, they just did. Read more
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: The lesson is that fun can't be planned, but the film is so airless (think iCarly as a videogame) that there isn't a truly playful moment in it. Read more
William Goss, Film.com: Fun must be won, earned, dominated - it is only through competition that we Moodists may demonstrate our true worth to the fearless leader and her spastic cause. Read more
Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter: A for-small-children movie that excludes everyone else. Read more
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: Too bad, then, that there's no real joy in all the physical business filling the screen, not even in Judy's animated daydreams. Bummer. Read more
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: There isn't even, really, any point. There is, however, throw-up, poo, pee and lots of running around and screaming. Read more
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: "Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer" isn't just "Rare!," as its title heroine would say - it's a seriously perfect vacation destination. Read more
Kyle Smith, New York Post: "Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer" is sure to appeal to kids of all ages from 6 to 9 who are female and have no taste or sense of humor. Read more
David Hiltbrand, Philadelphia Inquirer: A film that's energetic but not entirely engaging, fun but never truly funny. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: A film that little kids might find perfectly acceptable. Little, little, little kids. Read more
Jennie Punter, Globe and Mail: The best thing about Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer is the engaging performance of red-haired Aussie starlet Beatty, who will play the titular star in Eloise in Paris. We can only hope that film sticks to the book. Read more
Bruce Demara, Toronto Star: Were parents ever this indulgent? Were guardians ever this permissive? Were childhood summers ever this carefree? No, no and no. Read more
Claudia Puig, USA Today: Though the lead actress, newcomer Jordana Beatty, gives a spunky performance as third-grader Judy, her character's borderline bratty charm wears thin fast. Mostly it's undercut by the movie's irritatingly antic slapstick style. Read more
Lael Loewenstein, Variety: Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer strives to capture the insouciance of Megan McDonald's popular book series but overshoots its comedic potential. Read more
Nick Schager, Village Voice: At the risk of being a Debbie Downer, watching Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer is akin to being trapped in the ADHD-addled mind of an adolescent hopped up on too much Ritalin. Read more
Sandie Angulo Chen, Washington Post: With summer comes theaters filled with superheroes, sequels and forgettable family fare. In the last category, we find "Judy Moody." Read more