Although it's not on a par with the best of Pixar-Disney, this Warner Bros. release recalls the golden age of Looney Tunes in its energy, inventiveness, and subversive humor.

| Mar 3, 2020

The songs are a bum note, but the film does raise thoughtful questions about dogma, fake news and the identity crises that might occur once a community's core beliefs are challenged.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 15, 2018

It's weirdly and oddly and bizarrely and unexpectedly subversive.

| Oct 12, 2018

It's mostly didactic, tuneless and dull.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 12, 2018

Smallfoot may not be on the level of the best Pixar and Dreamworks efforts but it will make passable half-term viewing for family audiences.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 11, 2018

The conceit is nicely done, and the film's unexpectedly heartfelt message about empathy and looking at the world through someone else's eyes just about makes up for its bland animation, smart-arsed script and generic clappy-blah songs.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 11, 2018

Smallfoot effectively weaves powerful messages into a fun, heart-warming animation that is sure to appeal to audiences both young and old.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 10, 2018

Smallfoot is brightly animated, with a gently encouraging message about curiosity, but the film's fun voice cast can't redeem its totally unnecessary songs.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 5, 2018

This is a blandly forgettable affair only the youngest members of the audience are likely to find captivating.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 28, 2018

Beneath the easy slapstick, there's a timely moral too: Don't fear the unknown, embrace it. Just try not to squish it.

| Original Score: B | Sep 28, 2018

"Smallfoot" satisfyingly operates on multiple levels and is much deeper than it appears to be.

| Original Score: B+ | Sep 28, 2018

In between its colorful musical numbers, silly jokes, and action scenes, somehow manages to address some pretty big and complex issues in an accessible and nuanced way.

| Original Score: B+ | Sep 28, 2018

Smallfoot will leave a tiny footprint on the film world.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 27, 2018

Hollywood animation, your rut is showing.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Sep 27, 2018

Smallfoot has its heart in the right place, and mostly works -- managing to convey a pretty thoughtful lesson about tolerance, division and learning to see from the perspective of others within the loud, colorful, computer-rendered trappings of the genre.

| Sep 27, 2018

The plot of Smallfoot inherently challenges the wisdom of this philosophy and sides in favor of truth and the questioning of authority. It is a film that encourages young yetis everywhere to cast off their intellectual blinders.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 27, 2018

This entertaining fantasy has intellectual ballast, but it's cleverly disguised.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 27, 2018

The movie, directed by Karey Kirkpatrick, has just enough wit and visual invention to get by.

| Sep 27, 2018

A think-for-yourself message makes this somewhat contrived kids' movie worth watching.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Sep 27, 2018

An animated feature that puts some clever thought into the fantastical, conundrum-filled world it creates.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 27, 2018