The Grinch's reviews
Media reviews
The Telegraph
A gleefully sardonic Benedict Cumberbatch gets Dr. Seuss just right.
Empire
Despite its story-telling ambition being two sizes too small, 'The Grinch' is impossibly cute, visually rich and boasts enough festive fun to satisfy young viewers.
Rolling Stone
The perfect, computer-animated holiday fun for kids of all ages, preferably under five (...) And anyone past voting age may need to be seriously stoned to swallow it.
The Guardian
An unwanted Christmas gift (...) Yet another bland frenetic kids' movie.
Variety
It's nimble and affectionate in a way that can hook today's children, and more than a few adults.
The Hollywood Reporter
Much closer in spirit to the beloved book and the evergreen 1966 TV special than the Howard-Carrey collaboration (...) A vibrant, amusing CG animated feature that gives the big mean, green guy a kinder, gentler makeover.
New York Times
Like the unfortunate 2000 live-action film starring Jim Carrey, pads out the parable with slapstick business and character enlargement.
Indiewire
Dr Seuss' holiday fable is so pure and simple that no one could ruin it completely (...) On the other hand, Dr. Seuss' yuletide classic is too pure and simple to support an entine feature.
The A.V. Club
You're a dull one, Mr. Grinch?at least in this latest retelling of the classic Seuss tale (...) The filmmakers have softened the very concept of "bad" into just another bowl of brightly colored sugary mush.
The Wrap
Nothing will replace the 1966 original, but this shiny remake is full of warmth and wit (...) It learns its laughter and its sentiment, both of which are plentiful.
Festival Internacional de Cine de Lanzarote