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29 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallTampa Bay TimesSteve PersallGutt is a wonderful villain, something the franchise has lacked, and even performs an original musical number - an Ice Age first, if I'm not mistaken. Dinklage has a sinister voice, and a subtle way of expressing the character's sillier moments.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe film keeps throwing things at you, like a colorful ape pirate (Peter Dinklage) and a fun hallucination sequence. That said, the laughs are starting to feel prehistoric.
- It's familiar, drawn-out shtick, and the humor lacks the subtlety of the first and best Ice Age, but there are some visually inventive high points.
- 63ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliIt is as comfortable and predictable as any Saturday morning cartoon, although with higher production values and a spiffier look.
- 60Total FilmPaul BradshawTotal FilmPaul BradshawWeighed down with daft new characters and an overstretched story, the prehistoric saga is looking a bit old. On the other hand, it still has Scrat –which is all any movie really needs…
- 60EmpireOlly RichardsEmpireOlly RichardsOld friends and new voice talent will delight kids with a never-ending love for the most undemanding animation out there. A megabucks franchise drifts on.
- 58The A.V. ClubSam AdamsThe A.V. ClubSam AdamsContinental Drift feels less like an extension of a theatrical franchise than an episode of a middling TV cartoon, lolling around on territory that's already been settled. Jokes are recycled so frequently, it's as if comedy writing was eating a hole in the ozone layer.
- Quality evidently not being a concern, Ice Age: Continental Drift is nonetheless a slight improvement over its predecessor.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertWatching this film was a cheerless exercise for me. The characters are manic and idiotic, the dialogue is rat-a-tat chatter, the action is entirely at the service of the 3-D, and the movie depends on bright colors, lots of noise and a few songs in between the whiplash moments.