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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Village VoiceSherilyn ConnellyVillage VoiceSherilyn ConnellyPostman Pat: The Movie is one of the best family films to come down the pike this year.
- 70Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinSure, there are lapses in logic. But nice messaging, some zippy dance moves and a great use of the classic tune "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" end this charming, adult-friendly tale on a high note.
- 60Total FilmTotal FilmWithout much in the way of nudge-wink Pixar-style humour and pathos, mums and dads are less likely to be quite so enthralled.
- 60The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergViewers unencumbered by nostalgia will probably see this zippy, occasionally funny movie as no more frantic or pop-culture-addled than the average multiplex fodder.
- 40The GuardianAndrew PulverThe GuardianAndrew PulverI'd never want to stand in the way of artists pushing things, but messing with Postman Pat is probably a step too far.
- Postman Pat: the Movie doesn’t get a stamp of approval.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckPostman Pat: The Movie is a mostly charmless and dark affair.
- 20New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThe 6-year-old I watched it with summed it up perfectly: “It starts out fun but then it’s kinda sad and scary. And sorta boring, too.”
- 20CineVueJamie NeishCineVueJamie NeishPostman Pat: The Movie is a disappointment; a modern-day reinvention of a traditional, much-loved classic that differs so far from its comfort zone that it'll have a difficult time winning audiences, let alone maintaining there attention.