Jimmy Neutron just doesn't have enough power to sustain itself to feature length, though children -- the movie's real audience -- may be so dazzled by the spectacle of Jimmy flying through space with his robot dog that they won't notice.
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)
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Reviews Counted:73
Fresh:54
Rotten:19
Average Rating:6.4/10
Consensus: What Jimmy Neutron lacks in computer animation, it makes up for in charm and cleverness.
Runtime: 84 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
Synopsis: JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS is a funny, silly, and colorfully animated children's film featuring Jimmy Neutron, the amazing wunderkind whose penchant for invention leads him to amazing adventures.... JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS is a funny, silly, and colorfully animated children's film featuring Jimmy Neutron, the amazing wunderkind whose penchant for invention leads him to amazing adventures. Jimmy has created all kinds of gadgets to make his life easier, including a robotic dog, Goddard, who follows him everywhere. Jimmy's dimwitted father is awed by the boy's abilities, but his no-nonsense mom just wants Jimmy to stay out of trouble. Jimmy and his friend, Carl, use a homemade spaceship to launch a satellite. The spaceship crashes, and things go downhill from there. Jimmy's satellite inadvertently beams a video of him with his parents to the planet Yolkus, and the egg-shaped aliens there decide that Jimmy's parents look good enough to eat. Soon, every parent in Retroland has been abducted, and Jimmy has to build a whole fleet of spaceships for his friends so they can rescue their folks. The film's animation is slick and the pace is lively. Especially funny are Patrick Stewart playing the Yolkian King Goobot, and Martin Short playing his right-hand egg, Ooblar. The soundtrack includes songs by Aaron Carter and Britney Spears. Kids, as well as parents, will really enjoy JIMMY NEUTRON's fun-filled, far-out ride. [More]
Starring: Debi Derryberry, Martin Short, Patrick Stewart, Rob Paulsen
Starring: Debi Derryberry, Martin Short, Patrick Stewart, Rob Paulsen, Megan Cavanagh, Mark DeCarlo, Andrea Martin, Laraine Newman
Director: John A. Davis
Director: John A. Davis
Screenwriter: John A. Davis, Steve Oedekerk, David N. Weiss, J. David Stern
Producer: John A. Davis, Albie Hecht, Steve Oedekerk
Composer: John Debney
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Reviews for Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
This little charmer both celebrates and kids the corny conventions of family sitcoms.
Jimmy emerges from his debut film as one of Nickelodeon’s most promising and compelling characters.
[W]hen they went into the outerspace adventure it just got so silly and it didn't really go anywhere and it just kind of lay dead there.
Jimmy Neutron is one righteously neat piece of glossy animated entertainment.
A gee-whiz loop-the-loop of fun and frolic rendered in 3-D computer animation.
Yes, “Jimmy Neutron” is kids’ fare but it is well made and intelligent enough for the parents to enjoy themselves, too.
The voice work is well executed and the ‘50s-style settings and designs mixed with contemporary references and gadgets make for interesting visuals.
A mostly fun way to spend 77 minutes and, with its lovely candy-colored visuals, it looks good too.
Lacks the quality of story, character, humor, and animation that we've come to expect in the seven short years of computer-animated film history.
It's no 'Shrek,' and not even a 'Monsters, Inc.,' but it's a genial kidflick that should amuse the younger set.
After Monsters, Inc., this movie may be a bit of a letdown, but there are some scenes that will delight elementary -school-age children and older preschoolers.
Though Nickelodeon insists the target audience is six to 14 year olds, the plot, characters and design seem far more appropriate for preschoolers.
It's loud -- so it's as though it's trying to over-compensate for a decided lack of heart.
A lickety-split, madly packed, roller-coaster entertainment that might almost have been designed to make you scared of how much smarter your kids are than you.
It doesn't have the little in-jokes that make Shrek and Monsters, Inc. fun for grown-ups. But adults who appreciate the art of animation may enjoy the look of the picture.
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