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(1 - 29) of 29 OFCS Rating: 66% Fresh Page   1   B- "Surf's Up delivers the early summer escapist fun that kids and parents are looking for, and that's all that can really be asked of it."   FromTheBalcony   Bill Clark A- "It's the first time in a long time where I felt like I was watching a story unfold instead of a commercial for future sequels and merchandising."   OhmyNews.com   Brian Orndorf 3/5 "It doesn't quite hang ten, but at least it doesn't hang itself."   eFilmCritic.com   Dan Lybarger 4/5 "One of the summer's most welcome surprises... Bursting with imagination, charm, and a genuine sense of fun."   eFilmCritic.com   David Cornelius 2/4 "Takes a swell idea and then wastes it on a forgettable plot and one-dimensional characters."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman 2/4 "Kids won't get Surf's Up, and adults--at least fans of Riding Giants--may smell a con."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez B- "Nothing about the movie marks it as one for the ages, but it's a pleasant and amusing enough way to spend a 'Shrek'-free afternoon."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider C "Just a middling entry in the tidal wave of computer-animated pictures that have been engulfing theatres over the last few years."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/5 "A pleasant and entertaining animated film that salutes those who believe that winning isn't all it's cracked up to be."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3/4 "If you have to see one penguin movie, this is it."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 5/10 "An overall hodgepodge of good ideas, bad ideas, and hit-and-miss execution."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Jeffrey Chen 2.5/5 "ena periorismenon dynatotiton kinoymeno, poy kanei ayto akribos poy yposhetai, horis polla-polla"   Movies for the Masses   Joseph Proimakis 3.5/5 "It's not the best, most original or tightly plotted animated film to come down the pike, but I had an undeniably good time watching it."   Film School Rejects   Kevin Carr B "...surprise, Surf's Up turns out to be a small winner, a cute animal animation that works its surfer world with offbeat humor."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 3/6 "Deeply uncool! At least the too-cute penguins don’t dance."   Time Out New York   Maitland McDonagh 3/4 "Cute, good-hearted, occasionally clever, ecofriendly and almost fart-joke-free."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 2.5/4 "There's a lot of potential in the early scenes, but it's lost once everyone arrives for the competition."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik "The characters here could just as easily have been cute animated kitty cats, or cute animated amoebas, or cute animated pencils -- or hell, even cute animated homo sapiens -- and this flick would tell the precise same story."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3/4 "A solid, enjoyable family film...Surf's Up can be enjoyed by kids and grown-ups alike, so long as you aren't sick and tired of penguins by now."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan 3/4 "It has the meticulously hyper-real textures and breathtaking vistas we have come to expect from CGI. But clever use of focus and angles and interaction with the 'documentary' cameramen make it seem more intimate, less like a bunch of pixels."   Kansas City Star   Nell Minow B+ "Every so often an unpretentious little charmer darts ahead of the pack of big, over-hyped, over-long, resistance-is-futile summer blockbusters lumbering into multiplexes. This one is as refreshing as an ice cream cone after a hot day."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 3.5/5 "An original take on the material makes it feel surprisingly fresh. Until it settles into the standard formula."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B "Visually, the film is stunning in its ability to simulate waves and surfing."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B- "This ride doesn't take you anywhere new, but the moves are cool and the waves are impressive."   Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Sean Axmaker 1.5/5 "Cody's search for his inner dude has produced a dud"   Filmcritic.com   Sean O'Connell 6/10 "Laid-back and meandering."   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger 2/4 "Overly long and often listlessly paced."   Reel.com   Timothy Knight 2.5/4 "Seems like a personal project compromised with the need in the United States for animation to be for children."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw 3/4 Read review   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito  (1 - 29) of 29 OFCS Rating: 66% Fresh Page   1