Sporadically playful, it ends up wearing as thin as any film geared to a preteen sense of humor is bound to do.
50
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
So silly, so garishly over-the-top, and so bracingly eager to please, that it's hard not to fall under its gleefully gooney spell.
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
An amiable, highly ingratiating piece of lowbrow entertainment.
40
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
John Cleese supplies the voice of George's brainy and terrifically tolerant sidekick, a very unconvincing animatronic gorilla named Ape, but even he can't raise the level of humor above the harmlessly goofy.
38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
They are singing the jingle in the bath, in bed, in the car, ready to send you, like George, smack into a tree.