Eagle vs Shark

Village Voice by

You can't see the forest for the twee in writer-director Taika Waititi's thicket of cutesy conceits, from the stunted supporting characters to the precious animated interludes.

The New York Times by A.O. Scott

Intermittently charming, sometimes tiresome celebration of quirkiness.

Salon by Andrew O'Hehir

It's a perfectly cheerful time at the movies, without any hint of drama or surprise.

Los Angeles Times by Carina Chocano

As it turns out, spending a couple of hours with emotionally arrested, socially moronic characters is not a whole lot more fun than spending a couple of hours with actual emotionally arrested, socially moronic people.

ReelViews by James Berardinelli

There are occasional nice moments scattered throughout, but this is mostly a big, uncomfortable cartoon focused on the twisted attraction between two caricatures.

The Hollywood Reporter by James Greenberg

More dumb than funny.

Entertainment Weekly by Owen Gleiberman

It's a tale that reduces angst, not to mention love, to a generational tic.

Christian Science Monitor by Peter Rainer

What rescues Eagle vs. Shark is its focus on Lily. Although Horsley overdoes the winsomeness, she is genuinely appealing. Love erases Lily's geekiness and in its place stands an attractive young woman.

Variety by Todd McCarthy

Result is still innocuously mild and inconsequential.