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18 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckNorm of the North is mildly diverting, although Pixar needn't be overly concerned.
- 30VarietyGeoff BerkshireVarietyGeoff BerkshireWith plot elements cobbled together from recent animated hits, the blandly executed pic might as well be titled “Happy Minions of Madagascar’s Ice Age.”
- 30Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenLos Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenWhile the film, with its preponderance of potty jokes, might placate the very young already primed by boisterous singing chipmunks, older viewers will likely find it all harder to, uh, bear.
- 25Boston GlobePeter KeoughBoston GlobePeter KeoughDenounce the cynics who pander such pabulum as entertainment for children.
- 25The A.V. ClubKatie RifeThe A.V. ClubKatie RifeYes, this is a movie for children. But using that as a justification for lazy work, as if kids are inherently too dumb to know the difference, isn’t just condescending. In a post-Pixar world, where audiences have become accustomed to quality animated family films, it’s a waste of money.
- 25New York PostSara StewartNew York PostSara StewartIf I wasn't already convinced of this movie's obnoxiousness, its rendering of Graham's character sealed the deal.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleNorm of the North feels as if it intended to be a better movie, but got confused along the way.
- 15TheWrapRobert AbeleTheWrapRobert AbeleOccasionally Norm and everyone around him will break out into a dance, and you have to wonder if these numbers were scheduled as bathroom breaks.
- 12The Seattle TimesSoren AndersenThe Seattle TimesSoren AndersenNo child should be exposed to this.
- 10The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn KennyIts plotline, involving Norm’s trek to New York to foil a condos-in-the-Arctic scheme, is inane even by the standards of animated funny animal comedy. Its gag set pieces run the gamut from uninspired to incoherent.