Neither the humor nor the animation ever rises above humdrum.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 1, 2021

The Star is a wonderful retelling of the Christmas story but with a fun twist: the animals who inhabit the story drive the action.

| Aug 24, 2021

Not a lot of enjoyable moments for adults to engage with but families may enjoy watching, as it is a kid-friendly telling of the birth of Jesus.

| Original Score: C- | May 8, 2019

A weird and off-putting story conceit that doesn't add anything new to one of the most often-told stories of modern times.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Mar 21, 2019

Its novel approach will undoubtedly appeal to the very young ones, with enough charm, heart and humour to entertain the adult members of the audience.

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

The humor completely falls flat in The Star.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 6, 2019

If you want to watch a children's film based on a biblical story, I'm sorry to say that was made 20 years go with a movie called "The Prince of Egypt."

| Original Score: 1/5 | Aug 27, 2018

Successfully helps to fill that Christian focused Christmas movie void with a fun adventure for children with a message that will resonate with parents.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Mar 1, 2018

Easily the most slapstick version of the Nativity story ever made and one that finally pays tribute to the critical part played by all the talking animals at the manger on that night.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 16, 2017

... poorly executed and often incomprehensible characters ... [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 1/5 | Dec 13, 2017

The film fails to overcome its religious origin and go beyond being a simple and uni-directional propaganda. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 2/10 | Dec 11, 2017

Yes, while it aims to combine celebrity voices, memorable music and Christian values, The Prince of Egypt this ain't.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 6, 2017

Poop jokes are among the least of the weirdly tone-deaf extravagances peppering The Star.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Dec 4, 2017

Could this be the moment animated anthropomorphism finally jumped the shark?

| Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 4, 2017

The film believes its myths and propagates them through some of the cheesiest God pop you could ever dread to hear.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 1, 2017

This thin storyline is padded out with subplots that showcase a bizarrely star-studded voice cast.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Dec 1, 2017

Cynics may roll their eyes at the clash of religious scripture and celebrity voicing (Kelly Clarkson, Oprah Winfrey and Mariah Carey feature) but even they can't deny the efficiency of its expressive animation and creature-feature fun.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 1, 2017

It's harmless enough, but nowhere near as inspiring as it aims to be.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 30, 2017

Why has nobody thought of this before - the Nativity retold for kids via knockabout animal animation and gloopy pop ballads? Oh yes, because it's an absolutely dreadful idea.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Nov 29, 2017

It will be best enjoyed by toddlers who have yet to see a Shrek movie, or prise open a Holy Bible.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Nov 29, 2017