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22 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliOlder viewers are more likely to appreciate the film’s intentions than fully embrace the story and its characters. Kids, on the other hand, will probably enjoy the frenetic action sequences; plucky heroine; cute, talking animals; and colorful visual representations.
- While Wonder Park starts sweet and shallow, it develops into something more robust. Sometimes it’s a bit too precious, and despite its attempts at comedy, it isn’t all that funny. But as a nuanced young character, June is a refreshing creation. She shines through the glittering theme park.
- 71TheWrapWilliam BibbianiTheWrapWilliam BibbianiInstead of an instant classic, we get a noble effort. We need more of those. This is a bright and earnest attempt to craft an on-screen fantasy for modern kids, with a practical moral that anyone could appreciate.
- 62Paste MagazineOktay Ege KozakPaste MagazineOktay Ege KozakAs far as Wonder Park goes, it’s basic, but not condescending. I especially appreciated an important addition to the finale that deals with how children should handle their feelings with balance and moderation.
- 60VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanThe notion of a larger-than-life theme-park world as a projection of what June is going through comes directly out of “Inside Out,” but the comparison does Wonder Park no favors, because the earlier film was a masterpiece of bursting ingenuity, leaving this one to play like the scaled-down toddler version. On that score, it must be said that little kids will like Wonder Park just fine. But there’s a difference between a great escape and a winsomely crafted pacifier.
- 50Chicago TribuneKatie WalshChicago TribuneKatie WalshThe wonders of Wonder Park are dampened by the pall of grief that the protagonist is experiencing, while the wacky amusement park antics prevent the story from going especially deep.
- 50The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerThe A.V. ClubJesse HassengerWonder Park has the unmistakable air of a promising movie no one has taken full responsibility for polishing into a good one.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckLike so many animated movies these days, it buries its ideas in a visual and aural cacophony of frenzied action sequences designed to engage the shortest of attention spans.
- 38Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThe action beats are colorful and dazzling theme-park rides run amok. Frenetic action substitutes for wit, here.
- 38The Associated PressMark KennedyThe Associated PressMark KennedyWonder Park has a great premise about a spunky kid engineer and a world she constructs taking flight, but takes a few too many dark loop-de-loops and crashes hard. If you pass this amusement park, skip it.