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12/21/01
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.... [More]
Starring: Debi Derryberry, Martin Short, Patrick Stewart, Rob Paulsen
Director: John A. Davis
Reviews for Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Though the movie has its moments, TV seems a better place for Jimmy's high-tech antics.
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A delightful little film worth taking your kids to.
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Suffers in comparison to the year's other animated fare. Innocuous.
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Maybe I'm hopelessly mired in my own private Retroville. After Jimmy Neutron was over, I felt glassy-eyed and a little headachy.
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Top CriticThe intentionally stylized feel of a computer game fits the story’s tone, somewhere between “Tomorrowland” today’s world of cell phones and headphones.
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This boy genius should be grounded.
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Dexter's Laboratory, but without the irony.
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It's certainly nothing worse than a Saturday-morning cartoon. But, aside from the sparkling animation, it's not substantially better either.
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Nothing spectacular but likely to entertain most younger kids.
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Has its own boyish charms.
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Imaginative and well-paced.
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Though it looks cool in a funky sort of way -- it has characters and situations that likewise feel more than a little pre-fab.
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Jimmy Neutron should appeal to carbon-based life forms both young and old -- at least until the media blitz becomes unbearable.
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The charm of Jimmy Neutron is that it's both futuristic enough to intrigue kids and retro enough to hook their parents.
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Thanks to Nickelodeon, this is another addition to their great track record of imaginative, child-friendly movies.
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A modest and charming bit of family entertainment.
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Sure, it's little more than an 80-minute Nickelodeon cartoon, but Jimmy's near the top of its class.
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Top CriticThe gang at DNA shows a knack for capturing the limitless wonder and imagination we draw upon in childhood.
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Works better on television.
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