Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (2011)

Critic Reviews

• Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor

  I'm still not a Gleek, but I can see what all the fuss is about.

• Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post

  The movie makes a strong argument for the tender paradox of pop-culture adoration. It's an affection that feels wholly personal, but is shared with millions.

• Adam Graham, Detroit News

  The 3D Concert Movie is by and large for Gleeks only.

• Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

  The layers of artifice are many, but they always are; the original show has never aspired to be anything but a cheeky, tuneful and multicultural spin on hoary high school stereotypes.

• Linda Barnard, Toronto Star

  Don't be puzzled; just go with it -- that's the Glee spirit.

• Nick Schager, Village Voice

  Following in the live-film footsteps of Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers, Glee: The 3D Concert Movie transposes its flash-in-the-pan teen-pop phenomenon to three-dimensions with mundane, for-fans-only results.

• Peter Canavese, Groucho Reviews

  An orgiastic celebration of Glee concocted by its own creators...sort of like the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, but with more hot air. [Blu-ray]

• James Plath, Movie Metropolis

  The Glee gang puts on a respectable show . . . and an exciting, inspirational, and allusion-filled one, if you're a fan.

• Linda Cook, KWQC-TV (Iowa)

  Time to get your Gleek on! If you understand that sentence, you'll probably want to see this show. If you're scratching your head, maybe it's time you became acquainted with a television series that's a bona fide phenomenon.

• Cynthia Fuchs, Time to Play Magazine

  The kids from Glee take to the concert stage in Glee 3D Concert Movie, singing and dancing and smiling to beat the band.

• Sara Maria Vizcarrondo, Boxoffice Magazine

  Glee leaps past antiseptic politeness or political correctness-it's got its crosshairs on self-acceptance and personal pride, and the film proves the agenda is working.

• Philip French, Observer [UK]

  There could be worse things than seeing this film again: experiencing extraordinary rendition in the company of Dick Cheney, for instance.

• Kimberley Jones, Austin Chronicle

  Hardcore Gleeks will probably thrill at this 3-D concert film, but the more casual viewer, drawn to the Fox TV show's snarky and sweet storylines and its campy aesthetic, won't find much to chew on here.

• Derek Malcolm, This is London

  Fans of the television series may be more uplifted than this carping critic.

• Anthony Quinn, Independent

  I'm afraid my heart wasn't warmed by their tales of personal growth, and I can't forgive the cast for what they did to that Journey song.

• Christopher Tookey, Daily Mail [UK]

  I found the film insufferable.

• Henry Barnes, Guardian [UK]

  The set is big, cheap and nasty. The cast are as choreographed behind-the-scenes as on stage.

• Tim Robey, Daily Telegraph

  The zing of the performances and choreography pull it through, and it's hard not to emerge on a sherbety high.

• Jim Lane, Sacramento News & Review

  ... even those who resist the show's charms may have a good time.

• Simon Reynolds, Digital Spy

  It may lack storytelling ambition, but as an exercise in toe-tapping entertainment it gets the job done.

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