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Metascore
28 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Boxoffice MagazinePete HammondBoxoffice MagazinePete HammondKids will fall in love with it as a movie treat full of heart, laughs and fantastic songs, and it could have crossover appeal as a Valentine date night treat thanks to all its pointy-hatted romance.
- 70Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzThe voices are outstanding; the story demands British accents, and with such people as Caine and Smith providing them, so much the better.
- 70VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangA welcome dose of honest silliness at a time when most family-oriented toons settle for smart-alecky.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEvery movie about cuddly dwarf statues in an English garden should have music this big.
- 63Orlando SentinelRoger MooreOrlando SentinelRoger MooreIf it's not an unerringly faithful adaptation of Shakespeare's play, it still manages enough wit and charm to come off.
- 60EmpireDavid HughesEmpireDavid HughesTotally crackers but it gets powered by pure invention and eccentricity alone.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe movie comes up short on inspiration despite a stellar voice cast that includes James McAvoy and Emily Blunt and a toe-tapping songbook by Elton John and Bernie Taupin.
- 40MovielineStephanie ZacharekMovielineStephanie ZacharekWhat a dud of a story! You know what it needs to dress it up? Garden gnomes.
- 40Time OutNick SchagerTime OutNick SchagerThe movie's overall lack of imagination is the real tragedy.
- 11Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesAustin ChronicleKimberley JonesNovelty alone does not a good idea make, and in the case of Gnomeo and Juliet, it's rather a disturbing, even fetishy one.