Monsters, Inc.

:

Critics' Reviews

100
ROLLING STONE: Peter Travers
It's the Pixar animators who keep grown-ups as riveted as the kids with visual marvels that dazzle and delight.Read Full Review »
90
NewsWeek: David Ansen
A terrific piece of work: smart, inventive and executed with state-of-the-art finesse.Read Full Review »
90
The New York Times: A.O. Scott
There hasn't been a film in years to use creative energy as efficiently as Monsters, Inc.Read Full Review »
88
USA Today: Mike Clark
Though the comedy is sometimes more frenetic than inspired and viewer emotions are rarely touched to any notable degree, the movie is as visually inventive as its Pixar predecessors.Read Full Review »
88
Philadelphia Inquirer: Carrie Rickey
"Shrek" is a scintilla funnier, "Toy Story 2" a hair's breadth more poignant, but "MI" is every bit as imaginative and lovable as these other contemporary animation classics.Read Full Review »
80
Washington Post: Desson Thomson
Whatever its ultimate position on the greatest hits list, Monsters, Inc. is supple and technologically sophisticated entertainment.Read Full Review »
80
Time: Richard Corliss
"Shrek," this film's prime competition for the first Animated Feature Oscar, is a synoptic parody of fairy tales. In Monsters, Inc. the gags aren't as spot-on but the technique is miles ahead. The vision is grander and warmer.Read Full Review »
75
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
Monsters, Inc. is cheerful, high-energy fun, and like the other Pixar movies, has a running supply of gags and references aimed at grownups.Read Full Review »
75
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Lisa Schwarzbaum
Monsters, Inc. has got that swing, that zippity, multilevel awareness of kids'-eye sensibilities and adult-pitched humor.Read Full Review »
70
Salon.com: Charles Taylor
It's a nice movie. But Disney has never learned that "nice," especially in comedy, is a negative virtue.Read Full Review »
See all Monsters, Inc. reviews at metacritic.com »