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25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70TheWrapAlonso DuraldeTheWrapAlonso DuraldeLots of little lessons are interspersed throughout Smurfs: The Lost Village, but the film itself is an example that even the big, powerful, well-paid grown-ups who run movie studios can learn a thing or two.
- 60VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanIt’s not a rousing animated comedy that parents will cherish along with their kids. It’s more like a colorful and diverting pacifier.
- 58The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyAn inoffensive children’s film with an above-average voice cast, competent animation, and no product placement. This is enough to make it the finest film ever made about the Smurfs.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckSmurfs: The Lost Village is a mediocre effort that nonetheless succeeds in its main goal of keeping its blue characters alive for future merchandising purposes.
- 40EmpireNick de SemlyenEmpireNick de SemlyenA microwave meal of a kid’s film, consisting of tired tropes and bland platitudes. This particular village should have stayed lost.
- 40The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawFans of smurfiness may well like it, and Gargamel gets some nice lines, but I have to say that both script and animation are entirely predictable, as if generated by some computer software.
- 38Slant MagazineKeith WatsonSlant MagazineKeith WatsonIt's content to be the sort of film parents can throw on an iPad to ensure 90 minutes' worth of relative peace and quiet away from their antic children.
- 25Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThat’s the sole challenge and only entertainment value in this nicely-animated drivel, figuring out the voices.
- 11Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovA strictly-for-the-kiddies animated reboot of the seemingly ancient Smurf brand, The Lost Village is so tame it hardly merits a PG rating.