Abominable has a conventional setup, but an undeniably big heart.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 14, 2024

Wildly entertaining and surprisingly moving, this 2,000-mile journey from China to the Himalayas will move you, make you laugh and make you fall in love with its adorable protagonist.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 30, 2023

Regardless of whatever hardships that people might be facing in their personal lives, the need to smile and laugh is still within us, and the comfort that family and friends provide us with always rings true.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Feb 26, 2022

Abominable is going to be appreciated by the young audience for its sense of wonder and by their parents, because of its essential themes of mental health, grief and the importance of family that even their children can grasp.

| Original Score: A | Feb 13, 2022

Especially relevant for young people of today is the power of remembrance that flows through Abominable.

| Aug 12, 2021

It's so brilliant... a restorative experience.

| Jun 16, 2021

The story of Everest and the kids is sweet without being saccharine. It doesn't leave much room for a layered story or smart jokes to keep the parents entertained. The jokes are largely geared towards kids, and most are of the farting or vomiting variety.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jun 5, 2021

Simple messages on grief, loss and perseverance ("When things get tough you just keep going," Yi says helpfully.) provide an emotional subtext but it's the film's light touch and visuals that pack the biggest punch.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 31, 2021

This adorable exciting adventure has plenty to love about it from the gorgeous animation to the heartwarming story.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Dec 17, 2020

This Chinese-American animated gem by Pearl Studio adorably follows a young girl from Shanghai who helps a magical Yeti return to its family on Mount Everest.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 3, 2020

Dreamworks have delivered a film that has lighthearted and feelgood written all over it.

| Original Score: 3 / 5 | Jul 28, 2020

I don't know if I'll ever have the desire to see Abominable again, but in the moment I enjoyed what it had to offer.

| Original Score: B | Jul 8, 2020

Viewers under the age of 10 will have few quibbles with this perpetually pleasant, animated adventure about the cross-China odyssey of a troubled tomboy and her pet yeti.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Apr 20, 2020

It's truly beautiful to look at, even if the premise is rather light.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 29, 2020

Abominable is my sleeper animated feature of the year that everyone should see. You'll come out feeling greatly entertained and happy.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Jan 10, 2020

It's akin to taking a roller-coaster ride where it feels like your stomach is jumping up into your throat

| Original Score: Half Price | Jan 10, 2020

This is a film all about inclusiveness, kindness, empathy and healing, which are all things sorely lacking in today's world, it seems. Maybe that is why I found this film so emotionally appealing.

| Original Score: A | Jan 6, 2020

Family doesn't have to mean father, mother, children and in-laws, sometimes there are missing people, so friends take up the slack, and even animals can be family members, especially large, white, furry ones. Abominable is fun entertainment.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 13, 2019

Abominable is extremely predictable, but still a fun ride for the whole family.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 12, 2019

"Abominable" doesn't live down to its title, but it doesn't scale any summits, either.

| Original Score: C - | Nov 29, 2019