50
The somewhat complicated plot may disappoint or confuse some tiny Elmo fans.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
50
Los Angeles Times by Gene Seymour
It looks as if no one bothered to deliver more than the minimum requirement of magic or artistry.
75
New York Daily News by Jami Bernard
Gentle, funny and full of the lessons one expects from the scions of the late Jim Henson.
50
Too tepid to interest anyone old enough to operate a TV remote control.
50
Chicago Reader by Lisa Alspector
Elmo's obsessive reaction is never examined, compromising the ability of this rambling minor spectacle to put across its obvious lesson about sharing.
67
Seattle Post-Intelligencer by Paula Nechak
While adults may feel out of their league, there are a few jokes that will appeal to them.
75
San Francisco Chronicle by Peter Stack
Full of that wonderful junky, clunky, huggable smartness that has made "Sesame Street'' an enduring phenomenon.
75
Philadelphia Inquirer by Steven Rea
There's probably not much of an audience for Elmo in Grouchland beyond the toddler crowd.
60
The film is simplicity itself.