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37 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Boxoffice MagazinePete HammondBoxoffice MagazinePete HammondThe holiday season just got a whole lot brighter.
- 90Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzClever and current without being cynical, smart without being condescending, funny without being exclusionary to grown-ups or to kids.
- 88Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezThe Muppets may have been born out of a desire to revive a dormant franchise that was once a cash cow, but there isn't a single beat in the film that feels crass or opportunistic. This one is from the heart.
- 83Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumFor kids, blessedly unironic by nature until wised up by nurture, the movie is just shiny, funny, and filled with songs.
- 75Slant MagazineBill WeberSlant MagazineBill WeberThe beloved gang's sweet reunion will melt nostalgic adults into laughter and tears, and maybe kids won't mind drippy new Muppet Walter so much.
- 75Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversThe Muppets slaps a smile on your face you won't want to wipe off.
- 75Orlando SentinelRoger MooreOrlando SentinelRoger MooreThe musical comedy whimsically and often cleverly revisits the characters, their shtick and and the TV show and movies that made them most famous.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyThe Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyA breezy, keen-to-please attitudes prevails, and director James Bobin (The Flight of the Conchords, Da Ali G Show for TV) moves things along with good cheer.
- 70VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangAn unexpected treat. Bright and perky, cheeky but never mean-spirited.
- 70SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirI'm being completely sincere - and entirely complimentary! - when I say that The Muppets represents a career high point for Segel, the comedian who reveals himself to be a whimsical writer, capable singer and dancer and appealing straight man.