| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 18, 2011

Not a comedy tsunami, just consistent ripples of laughs and good vibes.

| Sep 9, 2008

It's fun for a while, but the script doesn't have the structure to sustain 85 minutes.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 21, 2007

I commend Ash Brannon and Chris Buck's animated film, especially to those who have not yet reached the age of 10.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 10, 2007

The real reason Surf's Up is so aggravating is that it's more concerned with sucking up to adults than it is to enchanting their children.

| Aug 10, 2007

A happy 85 minutes, although it might have been a teensy bit happier, banishing all hint of repetition, at 75.

| Aug 10, 2007

Cranked out to an hour and a half, it had me flapping my arms in irritation.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 10, 2007

Yet another preposterous penguin animation.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 10, 2007

A charming computer cartoon, lifted by Bridges' Lebowski-like performance and a truly funny mockumentary framework.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 10, 2007

It still offers 85 minutes of spirited, satirical amusement.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 7, 2007

It's probably not the kind of animated adventure that's going to garner Oscar talk, but it's a good-hearted, old-fashioned, family-friendly tale.

Full Review | Jun 18, 2007

Not exactly awash in cleverness, but it is good clean fun for the family.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jun 8, 2007

Surf's Up is quite surprisingly good, going for the subtle chuckle where Happy Feet opted for show-stopping spectacle.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jun 8, 2007

Surf's Up is actually a pretty funny and sophisticated comedy. It's relentlessly playful and imaginative in the vein of "Toy Story," while keenly observant about comic nuances of behavior and bubbling over with neurotic dialogue.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 8, 2007

The movie has just as much in common with This Is Spinal Tap or even Dogtown and Z-Boys as the cutesy and formulaic films that typically get churned out this time of year.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 8, 2007

It's cool, man. But don't be surprised if you wish it was funnier, dude.

Full Review | Jun 8, 2007

Surf's Up! has a jokey-serious tone that engages both children and adults.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 8, 2007

Maybe the next penguin flick will do more justice to the subject. How about going all grindhouse in Lesbian Vampire Penguins of the SS?

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jun 8, 2007

Many of the riffs in the mock documentary might be lost on little tykes, but the film's feel-good message of perseverance, friendship and finding your own wave should be enjoyed by all.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jun 8, 2007

It has the meticulously hyper-real textures and breathtaking vistas we have come to expect from CGI. But clever use of focus and angles and interaction with the 'documentary' cameramen make it seem more intimate, less like a bunch of pixels.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 8, 2007