The Amazing Maurice
critic Reviews
, 73% Fresh Tomatometer Score- You may not necessarily need to rush out and see it right meow, but The Amazing Maurice is a solid book adaptation that makes for fun family viewing.
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreBrian TallericoRogerEbert.com
It could be because of deviations from the source, the film's bland visual style that’s just unambitious enough to be annoying, or the unengaging story, but “The Amazing Maurice” is, well, less-than-amazing.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreCalum MarshNew York Times
What should be a cute story about a mischievous orange tabby cat instead becomes an ironic, even vaguely smug movie in the vein of something like “Deadpool.”
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRichard WhittakerAustin Chronicle
An entertaining way to convince kids to pick up the book.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreGuy LodgeVariety
It’s genuinely eccentric enough — with its sly talking cat, intrepid band of gold-hearted rats and chronic aversion to keeping the fourth wall intact — to come off as charming rather than smarmy.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreWilliam BibbianiTheWrap
It’s a film that’s extraordinarily clever and proud of itself, even though it rarely manages to make that cleverness fun for the rest of us.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreDavid StrattonThe Australian
The overwritten script is laden with insider jokes for older viewers, but the film seems to fall between two stools – the animation isn’t especially distinguished and the screenplay is both derivative and overstated.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreJohn SerbaDecider
I’m convinced that Maurice is amazing, but less so for the movie he’s in.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreKat HughesTHN
A lovely animation that captures the heart and spirit of Pratchett’s prose, The Amazing Maurice is an entertaining adventure for all the family.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreLinda CookOurQuadCities / WHBF-TV (Illinois)
"Maurice" really is amazing ... and a tribute to the wit of the late Sir Terry Pratchett.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreLouisa MooreScreen Zealots
With an oddly dark, macabre, and smug tone, the film is an eccentric and slightly off-putting adaptation of the classic Pied Piper story.
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