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The Simpsons Movie Review

Release Date: Jul 27, 2007
Rated: irreverent humor throughout
Runtime: 1 hr. 26 min.
Genres: Animated, Comedy
Director:David Silverman
Cast:Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Yeardley Smith, Nancy Cartwright, Harry Shearer. Full cast + crew

Movies.com Critics

5.0

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Other Critics provided by Metacritic.com

Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

4.0

80

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75

out of 100

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
The movie is funny, sassy and intelligent in that moronic Simpsons' way.

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80

out of 100

Los Angeles Times Carina Chocano
In some ways, it reminded me of the final "Seinfeld" episode. As much as I laughed throughout, I kept wondering what was with all the emotional lessons.

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80

out of 100

Variety Brian Lowry
Put simply, if somebody had to make a "Simpsons" movie, this is pretty much what it should be -- clever, irreverent, satirical and outfitted with a larger-than-22-minutes plot, capable (just barely) of sustaining a narrative roughly four times the length of a standard episode.

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80

out of 100

The Hollywood Reporter Kirk Honeycutt
It's caustic, irreverent, constantly amusing and a tiny bit rude. Not a lot, though. This isn't the "Beavis and Butt-Head" or "South Park" movie. It's almost -- dare I say it -- charming.

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80

out of 100

Wall Street Journal
After 18 seasons and some 400 episodes of their Fox TV series, the family created by Matt Groening, the family that put the dys in dysfunctional, makes a seamless transition from the shag carpet to the red carpet in the long-awaited Simpsons Movie.

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83

out of 100

Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
The best thing about this long-awaited feature-length project, a classic Simpsonian interplay of family psychology, social commentary, and brainy visual and verbal jokes tossed off at rat-a-tat speed, is how relaxed it manages to be.

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88

out of 100

USA Today Claudia Puig
The good news is that this is not merely a few episodes cobbled together: It's a real movie.

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90

out of 100

The New York Times A.O. Scott
The Simpsons Movie, in the end, is as good as an average episode of "The Simpsons." In other words, I'd be willing to watch it only -- excuse me while I crunch some numbers here -- 20 or 30 more times.

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For Families provided by Common Sense Media

Iffy for 12+

Same hilarious but in-your-face, edgy humor as TV show.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that the movie breaks no new ground content-wise (except for showing Bart's tush and penis). The same hilarious -- but intentionally in-your-face -- levels of humor apply. The movie features a few more edgy words and sight gags, but nothing comes near, say, South Park levels. Minor characters and animals are crushed, kicked, and killed off, sometimes in groan-inducing ways. Bart gets drunk, Marge and Homer share a pre-coital scene, and there are lots of jokes that reference other movies and cultural events that might go over the younger audience members' heads.

Families can talk about the impact of The Simpsons on popular culture. Is the animated show's popularity even greater than that of Spider-Man, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Harry Potter? Is it wrong to show Bart drinking? What would really happen if a 10-year-old drank a miniature bottle of alcohol? Parents can also discuss caring about the environment and how even one person's actions make a difference.

The good stuff

Messages: Homer has an epiphany that other people's feelings, especially his family's, are just as important as his own. He acts selflessly for the first time, well, ever.

What to watch for

Violence: Besides the many painful gags involving Homer, a couple minor characters die (two are smushed); a robot commits suicide; mobsters haul a dead body in a rug; an angry mob tries to lynch the Simpsons; and Homer, as always, strangles Bart.
Sex: Bart skateboards naked -- his butt showing and a momentary penis shot. Homer and Marge get into bed mostly undressed to make love (no nudity is shown).
Language: For the most part, same as any episode: "ass," "hell," "dammit," "cojones," "crap," "god--m," "screw"
Consumerism: Just well known fictional Springfield brands like Buzz cola, Duff beer, the Kwik-E-Mart, Krusty burgers, etc. Green Day and their song "American Idiot" are spotlighted.
Drinking, drugs and smoking: Bart drinks an entire mini bottle of whiskey; Otto smokes a bong; Homer and his bar mates drink beer at Moe's (and other places as well).

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The Simpsons by supertroup
Hilarious!

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it was very funny. i loved every secont of it

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