Rotten
This curdled live action-computer animation combo seems phoned-in in every respect...
Ben Kenigsberg, Time Out New York
Alvin and the Chipmunks
The Original Entourage
2007 · 1h 32m · PG
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Directed by
Tim Hill
,
Lorne Green
Overview
A struggling songwriter named Dave Seville finds success when he comes across a trio of singing chipmunks: mischievous leader Alvin, brainy Simon, and chubby, impressionable Theodore.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
28%
Tomatometer
Rotten
It's fairly awful.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten
Hollywood continues its tired milking of old television properties with Alvin and the Chipmunks, a slick updating of the musical-cartoon franchise.
Andy Webster, New York Times
Rotten
Alvin and the Chipmunks goes in one eye and out the other, featuring a CGI Alvin, Simon and Theodore interacting with a human-ish world.
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Rotten
Sure, rodents are hot this year. But unlike Ratatouille's chef prodigy Remy, these mischief makers bring nothing new to the table.
Claudia Puig, USA Today
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