35
There’s plenty of fart jokes, forward motion and bright colors to engage easily-entertained children, but their parents will be subjected to yet another movie that has all the zing of watching evolution in real time.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
38
Slant Magazine by Eric Henderson
If Ice Age: Collision Course gleefully fails at being a history lesson, at least it offers an energetic recess from reality.
40
Even by the standards of animation, the logic fails here are impressive. But the bigger problem is the lack of charm, focus and original storytelling as the animals suddenly have to save the world instead of just surviving it.
50
Collision Course is a colourful 3D romp that’s heavy on slapstick and cosy family comedy but light on real laughs and affecting drama.
30
Austin Chronicle by Marc Savlov
Collision Course is overstuffed with meandering, unnecessary micro-storylines, far too many new characters, and an obvious lack of focus, none of which should impact the movie’s target demographic, kids under 10.
40
The Hollywood Reporter by Michael Rechtshaffen
It’s as if co-directors Michael Thurmeier and Galen Tan Chu, both veterans of the Ice Age franchise, sensed that there was essentially nowhere left to go with the concept and opted to instead overstuff the production with too many characters breathlessly doing tired, pop culture-heavy “bits” like it was open mic night at the Paleolithic Punch Line.
70
It may be a slight entertainment in the grand scheme of things, but it’s been made with a busy, nattering joy that is positively infectious
40
The Guardian by Peter Bradshaw
This could provide some small-screen entertainment for bored kids on a rainy day. But really: enough.
50
New York Daily News by Raakhee Mirchandani
Like the very asteroid that is hurtling toward Earth in the movie, Ice Age: Collision Course is chunky, clunky and bulky. Unlike the asteroid, the film seems to move at a glacial pace.
20
Time Out London by Tom Huddleston
It’s time to put this franchise on ice for good.