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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (2009) Talk about a high-pressure area. Judi and Ron Barrett's children's book has been tantalizing kids' taste buds for 30 years. So adapting the beloved story… PG PT81M Animation Anna Faris Bill Hader Bruce Campbell Andy Samberg
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (2009)

MPAA Rating: PG
Reviewed by | Sep 16, 2009

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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | ICE CREAM, YOU SCREAM The weather report is high on sugar in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
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ICE CREAM, YOU SCREAM The weather report is high on sugar in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
EW's GRADE
B-

Details Release Date: Sep 18, 2009; Rated: PG; Length: 81 Minutes; Genre: Animation; With: Anna Faris and Bill Hader

Talk about a high-pressure area. Judi and Ron Barrett's children's book has been tantalizing kids' taste buds for 
30 years. So adapting the beloved 
story into a 3-D flick was a risky move. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs goes down easy enough at first. But even at a svelte 81 minutes, this meal drags on too long (you'll be crying ''Basta!'' by the time it's raining pasta). Saturday Night Live's Bill Hader is restrained as Flint, a nerdy inventor who transforms the sleepy town of Swallow Falls into a meteorological marvel where the skies pour pizza, burgers, and Gummi Bears. A nice turn from Mr. T keeps the grade (barely) above C level. B-

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Originally posted Sep 16, 2009 Published in issue #1067 Sep 25, 2009 Order article reprints