Metacritic Movie Ratings
Ramona and Beezus Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 75

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  This is a featherweight G-rated comedy of no consequence, except undoubtedly to kids about Ramona's age.

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• 70

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesGlenn Whipp

  Director Elizabeth Allen coaxes fine performances from her cast young and old, stumbling only when relying too heavily on musical cues (Katrina & the Waves' "Walking on Sunshine" needs to be permanently retired) and in the film's awkward CGI flights of imaginative fancy. Other than that, the movie is, to quote its young heroine, "terrifical."

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• 67

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  On the other hand, this proud graduate of the School of Cleary Classics wishes that, like the young heroine herself, Ramona and Beezus dared more often to color outside the lines.

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• 63

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  Ramona and Beezus are undeniably cute, and the movie that bears their names tries to inject some timeliness, but what many of us will walk away from this movie thinking about are the hot father figures.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The New York TimesMike Hale

  Parents may also be happy to see a movie for children that doesn't involve wizards, vampires or action figures that can be bought in the food court. They should be warned, though, that the price of contemporary realism is a story that includes layoffs, bickering and unpaid bills.

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• 50

  out of 100

  VarietyJustin Chang

  It's not the personal, distinctive portrait of misfit girlhood it could have been.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen

  While its cast delivers uniformly breezy performances, most everything else about Ramona's move to the multiplex feels unremarkable.

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