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The Croods: A New Age

2020

Joel Crawford

Animation, Voice: Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds ...

6.2

3,010

Animation. Adventure. Comedy The prehistoric family the Croods are challenged by a rival family the Bettermans, who claim to be better and more evolved.

	Media	Author	Review
		Drew Taylor Collider	"You might walk into 'Croods: A New Age' wondering why they bothered making a sequel. But you’ll walk out of it wondering why it took so long."
		Peter Debruge Variety	"[It] focuses more on dazzling CG environments and nonstop jokes than delivering a coherent story"
		David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"Despite the talents of the pro voice cast (...) and the attention to detail in the environments, the movie is more often assaultive than engaging, and seldom genuinely funny"
		Alonso Duralde The Wrap	"As charming and funny as its predecessor (...) A pleasant surprise in a year where most of the surprises have been anything but."
		Tim Grierson Screendaily	"[It] faces an old problem — namely, the difficulty of recapturing the novelty and sweetness of a clever first instalment (...) The comedic sparks and emotional stirrings simply aren’t as potent this time around"
		Peter Travers ABC News	"Nicholas Cage and Peter Dinklage make a hilarious pair of opposites (...) It's a shame that director Joel Crawford reverts to the manic jumble that infected the first film, turning exhilaration into exhaustion.
		Dan Mecca The Film Stage	"Without question, the animation and the kinetic sequences it allows are the highlight above all else"
		Keith Watson Slant	"The screenplay manages to strike a relatively deft balance between its character moments and the comedy-adventure set pieces that are the film’s real raison d’être (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Josh Spiegel SlashFilm	"[It] will satisfy the basic need to see something new. But only truly extraordinary cinema is appropriate to champion at the moment. And this ain’t it."
		Kate Erbland IndieWire	"It’s a little silly, very colorful, and entertaining enough to deliver some good-hearted ideas that aren’t beholden to any period in time."
		Tara McNamara Common Sense Media	"This stone age family comedy is a bit rocky: It has lots of laughs, but it lacks the originality of its predecessor"
		Johnny Oleksinski New York Post	"Fun sequel (...) Overstuffed with comedy material, though (...) 'The Croods' is a B-side for DreamWorks in terms of creativity, however its heart is definitely not made of stone (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Olly Richards Empire	"It’s prettier, more confident and much funnier than its predecessor (...) Around the so-so story are lots of weird flourishes that make this movie very odd and very enjoyable (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Cath Clarke The Guardian	"This sequel does feel like a rung up on the evolutionary ladder from 2013’s 'The Croods' (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

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