This digitally animated movie, filled with a cast of charming, funny critters from long ago, is family entertainment at its most bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman
Ice Age never matches the brilliance of ''Toy Story'' or the heartfelt heft of ''Shrek,'' but it's an antic and sweet-spirited pleasure.Read Full Review »
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NewsWeek: David Ansen
A clever, pleasingly sentimental tale of prehistoric times.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Ann Hornaday
Full of visual dazzle, engaging characters and a reasonably sprightly narrative.Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
They center on the devilishly clever, exceedingly enjoyable interludes featuring the aforementioned rodent in situations and circumstances that recall the great animated work of the recently departed Chuck Jones.Read Full Review »
The problem rather is the wholesale embracing of what has become de rigueur in animation, the practice of treating major characters as if they were stand-up comics working a room in Las Vegas.Read Full Review »