I’m convinced that Maurice is amazing, but less so for the movie he’s in.

| Jun 8, 2023

A lovely animation that captures the heart and spirit of Pratchett’s prose, The Amazing Maurice is an entertaining adventure for all the family.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 9, 2023

"Maurice" really is amazing ... and a tribute to the wit of the late Sir Terry Pratchett.

| Original Score: 3.5 stars | Mar 3, 2023

With an oddly dark, macabre, and smug tone, the film is an eccentric and slightly off-putting adaptation of the classic Pied Piper story.

| Mar 1, 2023

The Amazing Maurice is cute and just fine for kids, but for adults, it has a hard time living up to its own name.

| Feb 24, 2023

To make it as an animated film you have to present something special, and this movie is average all the way.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Feb 15, 2023

The film did not do a lot for me... There just isn't a lot here.

| Feb 15, 2023

The Amazing Maurice has a gloriously memorable villain, a surprisingly scary version of The Pied Piper, and a fantastically sound explanation for talking animals. Even with a ton of missteps, it manages to land on all four feet when the dust clears.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Feb 9, 2023

This isn’t a grand epic or a film that traverses as far as outer space, but the medieval setting it does tackle is rich enough for full immersion and complex enough for an undoubtedly amazing, smart aleck cat to shine.

| Feb 8, 2023

A droll send-up of the Pied Piper fable with more than a touch of the macabre added to the mix.

| Original Score: B | Feb 8, 2023

If your kids enjoy animated films about animals they will have a good time.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Feb 5, 2023

The animation is a bit cut-rate but there's plenty of imagination here, zippy action for kids and some terrific voice work, particularly from David Thewlis as the genuinely creepy Rat King.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 3, 2023

There are also some scary scenes that might not play well with younger audiences. But older kids who think they’ve outgrown their Little Golden Books should have a good time, if not an “amazing” one.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Feb 3, 2023

Many current animations look the same & The Amazing Maurice is no different. But what it lacks in technical imagination it makes up for elsewhere.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 3, 2023

The Amazing Maurice will have you in stitches as a clever take on fairy tales, anthropomorphized animals, and predictable plot structures. A darker tone hearkens back to the original wary intent of fables and folklore.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Feb 3, 2023

It could be because of deviations from the source, the film's bland visual style that’s just unambitious enough to be annoying, or the unengaging story, but “The Amazing Maurice” is, well, less-than-amazing.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Feb 3, 2023

It's a fast-paced adventure bouncing back and forth between vantage points and devices to keep the jokes loose and the danger light. The film stumbles at times and is definitely convoluted, but it also just plain works.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Feb 3, 2023

There is a good story in there somewhere, but this film is far too pretentious to let it out. 

| Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 3, 2023

It is wonderful that Terry Pratchett and his marvelous, oddball world is getting new life. So, enjoy.

| Original Score: B+ | Feb 2, 2023

[T]he result is a movie that's probably too grimly esoteric for kids but not nearly enough for adults.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Feb 2, 2023