Consumerized kiddie flicks like The Cat in the Hat leech the soul out of children's classics. There's a reason that doesn't happen with Alvin and the Chipmunks: Those babyish sped-up voices are really all there is to them. It's cutesy-funny-adorable to hear Alvin, Simon, and Theodore do chimed choruses of ''Bad Day'' and ''Funkytown.'' But once the amiable Dave (Jason Lee) lands them a record deal, an evil mogul turns them into massified robo-pop drones — and so, unfortunately, does the movie. C+
COUP DE SEVILLE Alvin, Simon, and Theodore sing for their supper in Alvin and the Chipmunks
EW's GRADE
C+Details Release Date: Dec 14, 2007; Rated: PG; Length: 90 Minutes; Genres: Animation, Comedy, Kids and Family; With: Jason Lee; Distributor: 20th Century Fox Film Corporation
You Might Also Like
- DVD Review Alvin and the Chipmunks
- Box Office Report ''National Treasure'' three-peats at No. 1
Advertisement
Today's Most Popular
-
Photo Gallery: Grammys 2012 Grammys 2012: Who will/should win
Our Partners
Movie Calendar
- January 3
- January 4
- January 6
- January 13
- January 20
- January 27
- February 3
- February 10
- February 17
- February 24
- March 2
- March 9
- March 16
- March 23
- March 30
- April 4
- April 6
- April 13
- April 20
- April 27
- * Dates subject to change
Add your comment
The rules: Keep it clean, and stay on the subject or we might delete your comment. If you see inappropriate language, e-mail us. An asterisk * indicates a required field.