This year seems perfectly primed for the classic story of a bull who refuses to fight. Well, the message may be needed, but in Ferdinand, the mediocre execution suppresses any power those ideas may have had.

| Original Score: 5/10 | May 19, 2022

Frequently buries the lovely tale under the hyperactive excesses required to stretch this to feature length.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 30, 2021

A joy-filled film filled with heart and humor and an embrace for all that makes us different and all that makes us wonderful.

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Sep 7, 2020

It seems that 'Ferdinand' wanted to compensate for the lack of strength of the central story with characters with a tendency to excess. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Aug 2, 2019

Feels like a loosely collected series of cliches, celebrating those who don't fit the mold of whats around them but without bringing anything new to a tried and true theme.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Jun 4, 2019

Loud and raucous while staying gentle and sweet, the film has its heart in the right place and is one of the better releases from animation house Blue Sky.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 21, 2019

The humor, especially the calming goat, was mostly good and overall it is enjoyable. The main problem is it feeling very played out and generic.

| Original Score: B- | Mar 2, 2019

Ferdinand isn't the most sophisticated animated movie out there, but it doesn't really matter. It is loyal to its source material in the best way, filling out the narrative while still staying true to the spirit of the story.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Feb 8, 2019

On the surface, Ferdinand is a pleasant and easy film to watch, with colorful characters and plenty of laughs to entertain young and old. It holds tightly to the positive messages it is trying to send...

| Dec 21, 2018

When things veer into heavy territory, comic relief quickly enters from stage left at just the right moment.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 21, 2018

[Ferdinand] already knows who he is, so his role is more to help the other bulls work through what's essentially "Overcoming Toxic Masculinity For Kids."

| Original Score: 2.5 | Oct 31, 2018

A fairly flat, shallow experience for anyone over the age of 10. It's really a film you can plonk your kids in front of, while you find something else to do instead.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 28, 2018

To hell with normative gender views! Let bulls sniff the field flowers if they want to. Accept them for who they are and not what they're expected to be.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 18, 2018

No, it isn't the best-animated movie of the year by a long shot but for what its worth, it hits the emotion straight home by delivering a moving ending.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 27, 2018

The laughs aren't aimed too often at the adults in the audience, making this one of those acceptable, if not enjoyable, trips to the theater.

| Original Score: B- | Aug 14, 2018

...skip this cute-but-unnecessary feature and just watch the seven-minute Oscar-winning short from 1938 instead.

| Jun 20, 2018

Come for the bull and stay for the goat, but be prepared to get hit in the feels.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 17, 2018

It has plenty of energy to keep kids chuckling, although grown-ups may find it rather uneven.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 10, 2018

The now-glossier cartoon succeeds in its very roundabout way of telling its tale. Ferdinand inspires young viewers to be comfortable in their own skin even amid societal expectations.

| Apr 23, 2018

As a film, Ferdinand doesn't reinvent the wheel, but, like its titular character, it may be simplistic but it's also solid and very sweet.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Apr 19, 2018