70
Arizona Republic by Bill Goodykoontz
The voices are outstanding; the story demands British accents, and with such people as Caine and Smith providing them, so much the better.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
60
Totally crackers but it gets powered by pure invention and eccentricity alone.
70
A welcome dose of honest silliness at a time when most family-oriented toons settle for smart-alecky.
11
Austin Chronicle by Kimberley Jones
Novelty alone does not a good idea make, and in the case of Gnomeo and Juliet, it's rather a disturbing, even fetishy one.
50
The Hollywood Reporter by Michael Rechtshaffen
The movie comes up short on inspiration despite a stellar voice cast that includes James McAvoy and Emily Blunt and a toe-tapping songbook by Elton John and Bernie Taupin.
40
The movie's overall lack of imagination is the real tragedy.
67
Entertainment Weekly by Owen Gleiberman
Every movie about cuddly dwarf statues in an English garden should have music this big.
80
Boxoffice Magazine by Pete Hammond
Kids will fall in love with it as a movie treat full of heart, laughs and fantastic songs, and it could have crossover appeal as a Valentine date night treat thanks to all its pointy-hatted romance.
63
Orlando Sentinel by Roger Moore
If it's not an unerringly faithful adaptation of Shakespeare's play, it still manages enough wit and charm to come off.
40
Movieline by Stephanie Zacharek
What a dud of a story! You know what it needs to dress it up? Garden gnomes.