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Jake Coyle, Associated Press: When Lee's finally called upon to yell the trademark 'Alllllvin!' it feels like a forced whimper that only reminds us how stale the decades-old material is. Read more
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: 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. Read more
Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader: Alvin, Theodore, and Simon have the only good lines or recognizable emotions, with Jason Lee and David Cross straining to flesh out their cardboard roles. Read more
Keith Phipps, AV Club: There's just not enough here for a movie. It's almost as if some ideas were meant to live for three and a half minutes each Christmas season, not to get stretched to the breaking point for 50 years. Read more
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: It's a fine-enough kids movie. Cute. Nice lesson. And better than you'd think. Read more
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: The script leans heavily on the pranks and big-eyed cuteness of the li'l guys and leaves the live actors with unfunny dialogue and nothing to do. Read more
Michael Ordona, Los Angeles Times: Dang it, the little animated rodents are cute. Not as cute as the uber-rendered daemons of The Golden Compass, but they'll do. Read more
Tom Long, Detroit News: Ah, nuts. Read more
John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press: Young viewers will enjoy the slapstick, while parents will relate to Lee's amiable frustration as the trio's surrogate dad. Read more
Stephen Cole, Globe and Mail: By the end of the movie, even the Chipmunks' youngest fans will find themselves wishing that Alvin and the boys would get back to where they once belonged: a tree. Read more
Luke Y. Thompson, L.A. Weekly: What we get instead is Alvin, Simon and Theodore lovingly rendered huggably fuzzy in CG, which apparently sapped all the movie's budget so that such things as continuity and art direction have gone out the window. Read more
Gene Seymour, Newsday: The sight of enhanced Alvin and the Chipmunks in the movie of the same name is far less squirm-inducing than one might have feared. Read more
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: Oh, come on. Do you really care? And even if you do, you shouldn't. Read more
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: For adults, it's like being hit over the head with a mallet every 10 seconds for 90 minutes. Two days later, I still had a headache. Read more
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: Thanks to Alvin and the Chipmunks, the Fab Fur make a comeback any pre-K kid would love. Read more
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: What happened to Alvin, the rodent counterpart of Dennis the Menace? Was he declawed in the translation to CGI? Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: I was also grateful that Alvin wears a red sweater with a big 'A' on it as an aid to identification, since otherwise all the chipmunks seem to be identical, like Mutant Turtles or Spice Girls. Read more
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle: Between the occasional amusing joke and catchy musical number, this Alvin update is a very soulless movie. Read more
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: The original recordings of Alvin were among the lowest moments in the history of popular culture. This soulless rehash, with its fart and poop jokes, proves that even one-note wonders can be diminished. Read more
Susan Walker, Toronto Star: Me, I want a hula hoop. Read more
Time Out: The musical numbers are initially appealing - think close harmonies and smart foot stepping to the likes of 'Funkytown' - but the novelty is likely to wear thin for adults when the 'munks get kitted out as a street boy band. Read more
Claudia Puig, USA Today: Sure, rodents are hot this year. But unlike Ratatouille's chef prodigy Remy, these mischief makers bring nothing new to the table. Read more
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post: This film features what look like living plush toys. Read more