It's mildly amusing, but I certainly can't recommend it.
The Country Bears (2002)
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Reviews Counted:77
Fresh:21
Rotten:56
Average Rating:4.3/10
Consensus: Despite all the celebrities on hand, this spin-off from a theme park attraction still feels tired and hokey.
Runtime: 88 mins
Genre: Childrens
Synopsis: A bear raised in a human environment, Beary (Haley Joel Osment), is a confused adolescent, despite his loving home. His sanctuary is in a disbanded musical act, the Country Bears, to whom he has a... A bear raised in a human environment, Beary (Haley Joel Osment), is a confused adolescent, despite his loving home. His sanctuary is in a disbanded musical act, the Country Bears, to whom he has a strong connection and is fanatical about. So it is no surprise when Beary runs away to find his real family that he winds up at Country Bear Hall, the landmark site of so many of those memorable Country Bear gigs, now little more than dust and kindling and just days from being demolished by greedy banker Reed Thimple (Christopher Walken). The few Bears who remain prepare to move away from their hall and their Kentucky bluegrass. That is, until Beary arrives, convincing them to hop in the old Hiber Nation tour bus and track down the other band members for a reunion concert in hopes of saving the historic venue. This search for the members of the influential group proves difficult with the Bears all in varying states of desperation and a pair of bumbling cops (Daryl Mitchell and Diedrich Bader) tracking them. Ultimately, the Country Bears and their biggest fan use this road trip to gain an understanding of the true meaning of family. [More]
Starring: Christopher Walken, Haley Joel Osment, Daryl Mitchell, Diedrich Bader
Starring: Christopher Walken, Haley Joel Osment, Daryl Mitchell, Diedrich Bader, Alex Rocco, Stephen Tobolowsky, Brian Setzer, Krystal, Jennifer Paige, James Gammon, Brad Garrett, Toby Huss, Stephen Root, Candy Ford
Director: Peter Hastings
Director: Peter Hastings
Screenwriter: Mark Perez
Producer: Andrew Gunn, Jeffrey Chernov
Composer: Christopher Young
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures
Reviews for The Country Bears
The movie left me feeling that I never wanted to see another movie in my life. Yes, it's that bad. It's worse than that bad.
This ingrown mutant is easily the most bizarre children's film made in this country since 1982's lab-rat apocalypse The Secret of NIMH.
How on earth did Disney manage to convince these talented people to get involved in this monumental suck-fest?
Good music, creative twists and a moving performance by freaky Christopher Walken saved this potentially stinky kiddie film
Pic as a whole is a gently and genuinely amusing treat that should bring smiles to target auds.
...a plotline that's as lumpy as two-day old porridge...the filmmakers' paws, sad to say, were all over this "un-bear-able" project!
Stuart Little, on a neighboring screen, realizes his situation for what it is. Are mice smarter than bears?
Despite yet another endearingly eccentric turn by Christopher Walken, this is as bad as anyone could possibly imagine.
I want to make a lame joke that ends with Does a bear crap in the woods?, but all the bear crap is up on the screen.
The Country Bears wastes an exceptionally good idea. But the movie that doesn’t really deliver for country music fans or for family audiences
If you're looking to take your children to something harmless, that doesn't embarrass anyone, this light comedy ... is your next outing.
So awkward, so leaden, so virtually laugh-free that it's guaranteed to bring down the Happy Meals it's being marketed with.
It's just that it's so generally mediocre, bland and predictable that I found myself moaning every time I looked at my watch, which was often.
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