Glee: The 3D Concert Movie 2011

Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: Haters, head for the door. But Gleeks? Get your "Glee" on. Read more

Adam Graham, Detroit News: The 3D Concert Movie is by and large for Gleeks only. Read more

Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle: The layers of artifice are many, but they always are; the original show has never aspired to be anything but a cheeky, tuneful and multicultural spin on hoary high school stereotypes. Read more

Ty Burr, Boston Globe: "Glee: The 3D Concert Movie'' is as normal as spin-offs aimed at your wallet get, which is to say it's substandard in most departments. Read more

Christy Lemire, Associated Press: Is it calculated? For sure. But it does what it needs to do to please its target audience. Everyone else may as well surrender to the juggernaut. Read more

Glenn Kenny, MSN Movies: The title promises a concert movie, in 3-D, based on the show Glee, and the film delivers precisely that, in a way that I believe is sure to overjoy fans of the show. Read more

Stephen Holden, New York Times: It strains to celebrate diversity and individualism, while its processed music exemplifies strict corporate teamwork. Read more

Scott Bowles, USA Today: Even as a concert movie, there are some stumbles. Read more

Doug Knoop, Seattle Times: If you're not a fan of the series, you might want to look elsewhere, but for those of us who enjoy the show, this bouncy, high-energy documentary/concert movie is a refreshing reminder of what the show does best. Read more

Alonso Duralde, TheWrap: Granted, if you lack even the tiniest amount of fondness for Glee, this movie isn't going to win you over. But if you prefer your Katy Perry songs sung by Lea Michele or the Warblers, you're in for a seat-dancing good time. Read more

Tasha Robinson, AV Club: While the show's characters perpetually angst over the haters, the show itself ignores them, keeps grinning and counting the revenue streams, and sings out for everyone who's drunk the Kool-Aid. There are worse philosophies. Read more

Ed Masley, Arizona Republic: It's entertaining at face value, but they never let it be just that. Read more

Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor: I'm still not a Gleek, but I can see what all the fuss is about. Read more

Joy Tipping, Dallas Morning News: Even the totally Gleeked-out, most ardent fans of Fox's hit television show Glee may find that the franchise's latest endeavor leaves little to sing about. Read more

Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post: The movie makes a strong argument for the tender paradox of pop-culture adoration. It's an affection that feels wholly personal, but is shared with millions. Read more

Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: Even Gleeks who love to watch seasoned showbiz belters pretend to be high school kids on the hit TV series Glee may wince at the cheesy marketing angle of Glee the 3D Concert Movie. Read more

Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter: Sprinkles only a few highlights of real musical talent through an otherwise blatant pat-on-the-back montage. Read more

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: The 3-D ... is negligibly bedazzling when the high-wattage charm of natural showman Darren Criss - leading all-male group the Warblers as Blaine - and the effortlessly appealing Chris Colfer as Kurt already pop off the screen. Read more

Howard Cohen, Miami Herald: Glee: 3D is not good enough, it's not smart enough, and doggone it, well, you get the gist. Read more

Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: There's something a little off about a stage show that features well-paid actors reenacting "loser" characters [that] fans take to heart, before leaving in what were surely limos and jets. Read more

Kyle Smith, New York Post: One of the many self-actualized real-life Gleeks featured in "Glee: The 3-D Concert Movie" tells the audience, "Be proud of yourself. Don't be afraid. Stand up for what you believe in." OK. I stand for hating "Glee." Read more

David Hiltbrand, Philadelphia Inquirer: The Fox TV phenomenon is the Lewis & Clark of discovering new revenue streams. And this big-screen iteration is just as buoyant and bright-eyed as the rest of the franchise. Read more

Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: I'm calling bullsh** on this 3D concert movie. The movie plays like an evangelical prayer meeting, though I'd hold the hallelujahs. Read more

Jessica Bakeman, Minneapolis Star Tribune: You get the feeling that you're actually there, with the best seat in the house. Read more

Jody Mitori, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Even die-hard fans will cover their ears in protest. Read more

Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: A high-school talent show, no doubt, but, at its best, well worth glorifying. Read more

Sarah Cohen, Time Out: Unless you're the rare 'Glee' fan who fast-forwards through the singing, 'Glee: The Concert Movie' won't fail to entertain. Read more

Linda Barnard, Toronto Star: Don't be puzzled; just go with it -- that's the Glee spirit. Read more

Lael Loewenstein, Variety: Even the uninitiated could do a lot worse than this 80-minute musical valentine to the outsider in us all. Read more

Nick Schager, Village Voice: Following in the live-film footsteps of Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers, Glee: The 3D Concert Movie transposes its flash-in-the-pan teen-pop phenomenon to three-dimensions with mundane, for-fans-only results. Read more

Jen Chaney, Washington Post: [It] would have worked just as well as a heavily promoted special television event broadcast over Thanksgiving weekend. Read more