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- 78TheWrapAlonso DuraldeTheWrapAlonso DuraldeYou may never have thought you needed or even wanted a sequel to “The Croods,” but you may find it a pleasant surprise in a year where most of the surprises have been anything but.
- 75Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThe Croods: A New Age has some of the derivative limitations of the first film — the faint whiff of riding “Ice Age’s” coattails. But the players make their slapsticking, pratfalling, punking and pranking characters breathe, live, love and care.
- 67The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerThe A.V. ClubJesse HassengerWith eleven different characters to serve—not counting several animal sidekicks—A New Age has a lot going on in terms of plot and action, with a litany of new alliances, betrayals, and team-ups. But the sequel is not as visually sophisticated as its predecessor.
- 63Slant MagazineKeith WatsonSlant MagazineKeith WatsonThe film is brightly colored, inventively designed, and constantly flirting with the outright psychedelic, but it's so packed full of incident that it rarely gives its jokes the space to land.
- 60Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzLike the first film, The Croods: A New Age is a pleasant enough movie. It may not make you forget the original, but only because you probably already had.
- 58IndieWireKate ErblandIndieWireKate ErblandThe Croods: A New Age ultimately spins that off into a wacky adventure that somehow involves aforementioned punch monkeys (cute, but very punchy indeed), a revelation that the “Croods” franchise might intersect with the world of “Mad Max,” and a generous dash of female empowerment (plus awesome fake heavy-metal music to go with it). 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. Worth nearly a decade of push-pull to get here? Probably not, but on its own merits it’s a charming throwback — not necessarily a “new age,” but the remnants of a classic one.
- 50SlashfilmJosh SpiegelSlashfilmJosh SpiegelThe Croods: A New Age is going through the motions, accomplishing the basic level of work required in pulling off a computer-animated feature. It’s a strange way to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, even in a strange year like this.
- 50Screen DailyTim GriersonScreen DailyTim GriersonThe comedic sparks and emotional stirrings simply aren’t as potent this time around, despite some colourful animation and an occasionally inspired silly streak.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyIn an era where there's no shortage of clever animated features that appeal to kids while still tickling the grownups, the laughs here are about as fresh as the short-lived 1960s sci-fi comedy, It's About Time.
- 40VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeFor those who wish they’d just slow it down and tell a decent story, The Croods: A New Age feels like an assault on the cranium, a loud and patently obnoxious 21st-century “Flintstones” with far more sophisticated technology, but nothing new to offer in the script department.