The Amazing Maurice
critic Reviews
, 76% 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 - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRachel Wagnerrachelsreviews.net
If your kids enjoy animated films about animals they will have a good time.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreChristopher LloydThe Film Yap
The animation is a bit cut-rate but there's plenty of imagination here, zippy action for kids and some terrific voice work, particularly from David Thewlis as the genuinely creepy Rat King.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRob ThomasCapital Times (Madison, WI)
There are also some scary scenes that might not play well with younger audiences. But older kids who think they’ve outgrown their Little Golden Books should have a good time, if not an “amazing” one.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreNadir SamaraScreen Rant
Many current animations look the same & The Amazing Maurice is no different. But what it lacks in technical imagination it makes up for elsewhere.
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