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Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press: Barratier seems to have culled the stereotypes, situations and sentiments from dozens of similar movies, including the more dramatically satisfying Mr. Holland's Opus. Read more
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: There's very little in The Chorus you haven't seen before, but the movie's depth of sentiment -- especially its profound humanism -- makes it worth experiencing again. Read more
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune: Corny it may be, but The Chorus does connect. Like all good popular entertainments, the best of it sings. Read more
Rex Reed, New York Observer: Well acted by the kids and adults alike, and directed convincingly but without a trace of artistry by Christophe Barratier, it is cuddly, sentimental and harmless. Read more
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: We smile and maybe even weep on cue, but we're still kept at a distance looking in, peering through a pretty window. Read more
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle: It says nothing new about its well-worn theme of teacher as deliverer. Read more
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: This film really isn't about surprising us. It's about hitting all the right notes with grace and warmth. On that level, it's a sweet gem. Read more
Richard Nilsen, Arizona Republic: It is treacly, dishonest and stuffed with cliches like a Christmas goose. Read more
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: The crime of The Chorus isn't that it's corny. (I like corny.) It's that its corniness seems programmed. Read more
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: A well-nigh irresistible film celebrating the redemptive power of music. Read more
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post: Thanks to a pitch-perfect performance by Gerard Jugnot as the teacher who brings music to a cacophonous school, the familiarity of The Chorus never breeds contempt -- or boredom. Far from it. Read more
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: We cringe honestly, dismayed by such cinematic tunelessness. Read more
Mario Tarradell, Dallas Morning News: It's a thoughtful, moving celebration of hope and resilience that doesn't turn sappy or manipulative. Read more
Scott Foundas, L.A. Weekly: Sham art and questionable entertainment, but at the very least it sends you whistling out of the theater. Read more
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: A pleasant enough tune. But unlike a great symphony -- or a truly fine film -- it doesn't linger too long in the mind. Read more
Jami Bernard, New York Daily News: Generic and uncomplicated, which doesn't mean it doesn't work. Tears will well up on cue with the precision of the best orchestra. Read more
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: A deeply conventional story about truculent or orphaned boys and the gentle soul who finds himself by shaping the tots into a chorus. Read more
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: It never aims higher than a sweet sort of middling. And it succeeds. Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Fortunately, there are some subjects that touch similar emotions on either side of the Atlantic, perhaps indicating that we aren't that different after all. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: This feels more like a Hollywood wannabe than a French film. Where's the quirkiness, the nuance, the deeper levels? Read more
Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune: We've heard that tune many times before. Read more
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: Jugnot has worked his magic on the audience long before Mathieu performs his miracle with the students. Read more
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: Rises above feelgood status by virtue of its credible acting and outstanding score. Read more
Lisa Nesselson, Variety: Once story is safely out of the present-day prologue and into the extended flashback of pic proper, all is well and thoroughly enjoyable. Read more
Ben Kenigsberg, Village Voice: Music is one universal language. Pandering is another. Read more
Desson Thomson, Washington Post: Sure Chorus may be sentimental cheese, but it comes directly from the heart. Read more
Nelson Pressley, Washington Post: Ultimately effective on its own unambitious terms, but it's not the freshest thing to come down the pike. Read more