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Movie ID: 831
RT slug: the_lorax_2012
RT URL: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_lorax_2012
Release year: 2012
Runtime: 86 mins
Wide release date: 2012-03-02
Limited release date: —
Festival premiere date: —
Streaming release date: 2015-11-10
Tomatometer final: 53%
Audience score final: 63%
Genres: Adventure, Animation, Fantasy, Kids & Family
Directors: Chris Renaud, Kyle Balda
Writers: —
Producers: Christopher Meledandri, Janet Healy
MPAA rating: PG
Executive Producers: —
Created: 2026-06-18 18:55:10
Updated: 2026-06-18 18:55:10
Twelve-year-old Ted (Zac Efron) lives in a place virtually devoid of nature; no flowers or trees grow in the town of Thneedville. Ted would very much like to win the heart of Audrey (Taylor Swift), the girl of his dreams, but to do this, he must find that which she most desires: a Truffula tree. To get it, Ted delves into the story of the Lorax (Danny DeVito), once the gruff guardian of the forest, and the Once-ler (Ed Helms), who let greed overtake his respect for nature.
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax is cute and funny enough but the moral simplicity of the book gets lost with the zany Hollywood production values.
Canonical reviews: 154
Canonical fresh: 82
Canonical rotten: 72
Canonical calculated Tomatometer: 53%
Latest snapshot UTC: 2026-06-18 18:45:39
Snapshot Tomatometer: 53%
Snapshot review count: 154
Snapshot fresh count: 82
Snapshot rotten count: 72
Source note: Imported from manual review paste batch #1484 (full_snapshot)
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| 2 | Ed Helms | The Once-ler |
| 3 | Zac Efron | Ted |
| 4 | Taylor Swift | Audrey |
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| ID | Critic | Outlet | Fresh? | Score | RT Time Raw | Approx Published UTC | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 181811 | Grant Watson | Fiction Machine | Rotten | 2/10 | 2024-12-09T23:34:28Z | 2024-12-09 23:34:28 | This 2012 animated fantasy misses the point of the widely acclaimed children’s story and buries its source material inside an anodyne and furiously vacillated framework. It is not simply poor quality entertainment; it is bad for your kids to watch it. |
| 181812 | Richard Propes | TheIndependentCritic.com | Fresh | 3.0/4.0 | 2020-09-14T23:41:47Z | 2020-09-14 23:41:47 | It's hard to imagine children not enjoying the film. |
| 181813 | Allen Almachar | The MacGuffin | Fresh | B- | 2020-08-03T17:43:26Z | 2020-08-03 17:43:26 | In the hierarchy of good-to-great kid movies, this would rank somewhere straight down the middle. It's a safe and easy kind of entertainment, and that's about it. |
| 181814 | Leigh Paatsch | Herald Sun (Australia) | Rotten | 2/5 | 2020-05-04T23:11:41Z | 2020-05-04 23:11:41 | For what little goes right, there's so much going wrong. Many preachy montages, and the odd cheesy song. |
| 181815 | Rachel Wagner | rachelsreviews.net | Rotten | F | 2019-04-26T21:52:39Z | 2019-04-26 21:52:39 | The man otherwise known as Dr. Seuss has been injured by Hollywood. |
| 181816 | Micheal Compton | Bowling Green Daily News | Fresh | — | 2019-04-12T23:58:39Z | 2019-04-12 23:58:39 | A storybook come to life. It works really well thanks to the keen visual eyes of Renaud and Balda. |
| 181817 | Joseph Walsh | CineVue | Rotten | 2/5 | 2018-08-23T22:28:07Z | 2018-08-23 22:28:07 | Its execution lacks a great deal of finesse and too often opts for methods that cheapen the overall didactic in favour of Hollywood thrills and spills. |
| 181818 | Jamie Neish | HeyUGuys | Rotten | 2/5 | 2018-08-14T01:01:26Z | 2018-08-14 01:01:26 | While director Chris Renaud's experienced animation-orientated eye may account for some of its successes, the final product ends up being detrimental to a beloved story, and is at best only intermittently engaging. |
| 181819 | Neely Swanson | Easy Reader (California) | Fresh | — | 2017-09-18T22:20:53Z | 2017-09-18 22:20:53 | The animation is absolutely eye-popping with super bright neon colors. |
| 181820 | Mark Jackson | Epoch Times | Rotten | 2/5 | 2016-07-01T13:26:39Z | 2016-07-01 13:26:39 | Fortunately, there were lots of kids at the screening. You gotta watch 'em. They were giggling, singing along, bouncing, and happily kicking the reviewer's seat. Bingo. |
| 181821 | Wesley Lovell | Cinema Sight | Rotten | 2.5/4 | 2013-03-21T19:12:17Z | 2013-03-21 19:12:17 | It's heart is in the right place, but the execution isn't quite what it needs to be to excel. |
| 181822 | Andy Lea | Daily Star (UK) | Fresh | 3/5 | 2012-10-30T09:50:40Z | 2012-10-30 09:50:40 | The flat, non-rhyming dialogue and mainly dull new characters don't feel particularly Seussian. But thankfully, the animation does. |
| 181823 | Billy Tatum | We Got This Covered | Fresh | 8/10 | 2012-09-18T17:20:24Z | 2012-09-18 17:20:24 | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax is an entertaining and cautionary tale that stays true to the spirit of the good doctor. |
| 181824 | Witney Seibold | CraveOnline | Rotten | 3/10 | 2012-08-25T13:01:25Z | 2012-08-25 13:01:25 | Three minutes of substance, 91 minutes of shrill filler. |
| 181825 | Mary Ann Brussat | Spirituality & Practice | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2012-08-15T10:40:14Z | 2012-08-15 10:40:14 | A delightful animated feature with special appeal for tree lovers. |
| 181826 | Martin Roberts | Fan The Fire | Rotten | 2/5 | 2012-08-12T12:38:43Z | 2012-08-12 12:38:43 | Illumination Entertainment has dispensed with almost all of Dr Seuss' endearing dialogue, which is a shame, because the film could do with more of a personality of its own. |
| 181827 | R.L. Shaffer | IGN DVD | Rotten | 4/10 | 2012-08-07T14:39:03Z | 2012-08-07 14:39:03 | A mostly harmless, cute and cuddly pop-infused babysitter for the ADD generation, but a wretched adaptation of Seuss' classic work. |
| 181828 | MaryAnn Johanson | Flick Filosopher | Rotten | — | 2012-07-30T13:35:00Z | 2012-07-30 13:35:00 | [Hollywood] simply doesn't see girls' and women's lives and needs as worthy of telling stories about... not even when one particular girl's desires are the obvious driver for the story being told. |
| 181829 | Philip French | Observer (UK) | Rotten | — | 2012-07-30T07:16:56Z | 2012-07-30 07:16:56 | It's a didactic piece with too much prose, too many chases and not enough wit. Small children will probably like it, but they deserve better. |
| 181830 | Lucy Barrick | Radio Times | Fresh | 3/5 | 2012-07-27T12:07:56Z | 2012-07-27 12:07:56 | The catchy songs, personable characters and heartfelt message mean this is still a sweet and enjoyable concoction. |
| 181831 | David Sexton | London Evening Standard | Rotten | 1/5 | 2012-07-27T12:07:08Z | 2012-07-27 12:07:08 | It stinks. |
| 181832 | Jayne Nelson | SFX Magazine | Fresh | 4/5 | 2012-07-27T10:14:27Z | 2012-07-27 10:14:27 | Musical numbers, gorgeous design and a brilliant motorbike chase through the deliciously surreal Thneedville lift this from being a preachy, eco-friendly plod to a witty and comical adventure. |
| 181833 | Jason Best | Movie Talk | Rotten | 3/5 | 2012-07-27T09:06:21Z | 2012-07-27 09:06:21 | Hollywood has found it tricky translating the whimsical magic of Dr Seuss' tales from page to screen and the makers of The Lorax don't fully pull off the feat here. |
| 181834 | Unknown Critic | Liverpool Echo | Fresh | — | 2012-07-27T08:22:49Z | 2012-07-27 08:22:49 | Underlying messages of unity and self-sacrifice for a greater good are admirable, drizzled with mawkish sentimentality to sweeten the pill. |
| 181835 | Christopher Tookey | Daily Mail (UK) | Rotten | 2/5 | 2012-07-26T18:27:42Z | 2012-07-26 18:27:42 | A film that's fatally lacking in humanity, and looks as flashy, plastic and commercialised as the world Dr Seuss condemned. |
| 181836 | Peter Bradshaw | Guardian | Rotten | 1/5 | 2012-07-26T14:09:19Z | 2012-07-26 14:09:19 | It looks bright and clean and sharp. But there is no charm or life. |
| 181837 | Nigel Andrews | Financial Times | Rotten | 2/5 | 2012-07-26T10:14:26Z | 2012-07-26 10:14:26 | It is like delirium tremens, only less fun. |
| 181838 | Henry Fitzherbert | Daily Express (UK) | Fresh | 3/5 | 2012-07-26T09:56:28Z | 2012-07-26 09:56:28 | Younger children should be satisfied. |
| 181839 | Robbie Collin | Daily Telegraph (UK) | Rotten | 1/5 | 2012-07-26T09:55:34Z | 2012-07-26 09:55:34 | When a film misses the point as cretinously as The Lorax does, it really gets the blood up, although perhaps the lesson to learn here is simply that Seuss's aesthetic resists a cinematic treatment. |
| 181840 | Film4 Staff | Film4 | Rotten | 2/5 | 2012-07-26T07:58:04Z | 2012-07-26 07:58:04 | Lacks personality and charm, and ends up feeling, somewhat ironically, like a cynical exercise in commercialisation. |
| 181841 | Anton Bitel | Little White Lies | Fresh | — | 2012-07-26T06:06:16Z | 2012-07-26 06:06:16 | Amidst all the padding and razzle-dazzle 3D CGI, the Lorax himself and his grumpy admonitions are pushed to the margins - but the Once-ler's musical number 'How Bad Can I Be?' operates as an anthem for the self-serving, cynical casuistry of our own times. |
| 181842 | Graham Young | Birmingham Post | Fresh | 4/5 | 2012-07-25T11:04:56Z | 2012-07-25 11:04:56 | Irresistibly colourful and its timeless environmental message is useful to for children to be aware of in a general sense before they are hit by more politically convenient 'global warming' arguments in later life. |
| 181843 | Tim Evans | Sky Cinema | Fresh | — | 2012-07-25T11:02:24Z | 2012-07-25 11:02:24 | Beautifully rendered and charmingly told, this family animation packs more of an environmental punch than most kids' fare. |
| 181844 | Matthew Turner | ViewLondon | Fresh | 3/5 | 2012-07-25T11:00:06Z | 2012-07-25 11:00:06 | Watchable eco-friendly comedy that scrapes a pass thanks to lively animation, colourful characters and a handful of amusing gags, though the script is rather thin and the plot feels both lazy and underdeveloped. |
| 181845 | Guy Lodge | Time Out | Rotten | 2/5 | 2012-07-24T08:15:55Z | 2012-07-24 08:15:55 | About as factory-produced a film as it's possible to make about the evils of commercialism, while the bulbous, Haribo-hued animation style reflects none of Seuss's visual wit. |
| 181846 | Olly Richards | Empire Magazine | Fresh | 3/5 | 2012-07-23T07:23:39Z | 2012-07-23 07:23:39 | Lovely to look at and with some fun material not of Seuss' invention, but it's too hectoring, like reading an environmental textbook with jolly pictures. |
| 181847 | Jonathan Crocker | Total Film | Rotten | — | 2012-07-16T05:41:13Z | 2012-07-16 05:41:13 | The Lorax is immensely colourful, catchy and cheery. Then again, it's also gaudy, bland and recycled. You can do better. |
| 181848 | David Michael Brown | Empire Magazine Australasia | Fresh | — | 2012-06-27T19:08:51Z | 2012-06-27 19:08:51 | 3 Bright and breezy and slightly preachy, this modern Lorax entertains but never soars. |
| 181849 | Paul Gallagher | The List | Fresh | 3/5 | 2012-06-22T12:40:59Z | 2012-06-22 12:40:59 | It's a visual delight; all beautifully-designed 3D animation, detailed sight gags and unique characters shaped in Seuss's immediately recognisable style. |
| 181850 | Robert Roten | Laramie Movie Scope | Fresh | B | 2012-05-17T13:07:33Z | 2012-05-17 13:07:33 | The film's animation is very colorful and imaginative, reflecting the original artwork of Theodor Seuss Geisel. Although there is a definite environmental message in the film, it is also a story of empowerment. |
| 181851 | Brian Gibson | Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta) | Rotten | — | 2012-05-10T07:22:42Z | 2012-05-10 07:22:42 | And just to make all this Hollywoodization--this snappy, fizzy, poppy enviro-libation, sugar-coated for the ADD-kid generation--even more delicious to swallow, well, the look of it all seems oddly plastic and hollow. |
| 181852 | Charlie Lyne | Ultra Culture | Rotten | — | 2012-04-30T04:58:17Z | 2012-04-30 04:58:17 | For all its good intentions, there's something deeply unsettling about this bubblegum pop approach to environmentalism. |
| 181853 | Linda Cook | KWQC-TV (Iowa) | Fresh | 3/4 | 2012-04-21T11:09:56Z | 2012-04-21 11:09:56 | It's nice to see Seuss on the loose on the big screen again. |
| 181854 | Rob Humanick | Projection Booth | Rotten | — | 2012-04-20T13:24:03Z | 2012-04-20 13:24:03 | The Lorax wants so much to be adorable that it loses sight of its stated messages; the film feels synthetic and lacks the conviction of the source material. |
| 181855 | Bruce Bennett | Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | Rotten | C- | 2012-04-16T22:40:08Z | 2012-04-16 22:40:08 | The heavy handed, hypocritical propaganda hits too many false notes to care two 'truffulas' about. |
| 181856 | James Croot | Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) | Rotten | 2/5 | 2012-04-10T15:21:00Z | 2012-04-10 15:21:00 | There's just something missing in translation from that most powerful book. |
| 181857 | Cameron Williams | The Popcorn Junkie | Fresh | 3/5 | 2012-04-01T22:49:39Z | 2012-04-01 22:49:39 | Despite being blatant enviro-tainment, it's a win for the world if the stories of Dr Seuss are still being told. The film has its heart in the right place and might get children into the garden for some manual labour. |
| 181858 | Jeff Bayer | The Scorecard Review | Fresh | 6/10 | 2012-04-01T11:37:20Z | 2012-04-01 11:37:20 | Mindless fun isn't exactly what I was hoping for with 'The Lorax,' but that's what you get. |
| 181859 | Matthew Toomey | ABC Radio (Australia) | Rotten | C+ | 2012-03-28T22:57:24Z | 2012-03-28 22:57:24 | There are only a few laughs and the characters aren't that exciting. I much preferred Kung Fu Panda will all its action and fighting. |
| 181860 | Sean P. Means | Salt Lake Tribune | Rotten | 2.5/4 | 2012-03-28T11:11:01Z | 2012-03-28 11:11:01 | The new narrative, with its cloying song numbers and an ending lifted from Wall-E, turns Seuss' serious yet still somewhat subtle pro-environmental message into a heavy-handed corporate screed. |
| 181861 | David Stratton | At the Movies (Australia) | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2012-03-28T08:42:30Z | 2012-03-28 08:42:30 | Apart from its message about the dangers of greed and the threat to the fragile environment, it doesn't aim very high visually or technically. But it's entertaining, colourful -- and it doesn't overstay its welcome. |
| 181862 | Clarissa Meffan | MovieFIX | Fresh | 3/5 | 2012-03-28T08:41:30Z | 2012-03-28 08:41:30 | The Lorax is perfectly pitched for children. But for adults, and especially fans of the book, the glossiness and clunky songs are a bit too much to take, and ironically give a synthetic feel to a story that preaches the opposite. |
| 181863 | Ed Gibbs | The Sun-Herald (Australia) | Rotten | 3/10 | 2012-03-25T17:58:01Z | 2012-03-25 17:58:01 | Given its inevitable merchandise tie-ins, this animated eco-preachy affair carries with it more than a whiff of questionable intent. |
| 181864 | Andrew L. Urban | Urban Cinefile | Fresh | — | 2012-03-24T23:35:16Z | 2012-03-24 23:35:16 | The 3D-CG work is exceptional, down to the hairy edges of the Thneed, a sort of multi-functional scarf affair in orange, made from the Thneed trees, which have orange fairy floss for foliage. |
| 181865 | Louise Keller | Urban Cinefile | Fresh | — | 2012-03-24T23:34:48Z | 2012-03-24 23:34:48 | Multi-coloured trees resembling fairy floss are the focus of this inventively funny, eco-friendly 3D animated confection ... a hilarious, uplifting, inventive and wonderful film for all ages |
| 181866 | Neil Pond | American Profile | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2012-03-23T12:34:18Z | 2012-03-23 12:34:18 | The movie today projects the story's theme through a prism of even timelier contemporary woes of failed banks, corporate fat cats and the general feeling that the "green" is being squeezed out of most everyone left and right. |
| 181867 | Bruce Diones | The New Yorker | Rotten | — | 2012-03-19T03:05:48Z | 2012-03-19 03:05:48 | May be a diversion for younger children, but it betrays the elegant simplicity of Geisel's vision. |
| 181868 | Sara Michelle Fetters | MovieFreak.com | Rotten | 2/4 | 2012-03-17T16:56:16Z | 2012-03-17 16:56:16 | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax doesn't speak for anyone, no one at all, and if it does have a tongue it's tied itself into so many knots trying to decipher its points, beyond the obvious ones, of course, is frustratingly impossible. |
| 181869 | Matt Brunson | Creative Loafing | Rotten | 1.5/4 | 2012-03-17T09:05:37Z | 2012-03-17 09:05:37 | Given the extent to which it perverts Theodor Geisel's classic children's book, Dr. Seuss' The Lorax might as well be named J.K. Rowling's The Lorax or F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Lorax or even Jane Austen's The Lorax. |
| 181870 | Rich Cline | Shadows on the Wall | Rotten | 2/5 | 2012-03-15T05:15:03Z | 2012-03-15 05:15:03 | Dr Seuss' eco-fable is transformed into a raucous adventure comedy in this colourful animated feature. And it's a little embarrassing really. |
| 181871 | Kelly Vance | East Bay Express | Fresh | — | 2012-03-12T13:44:44Z | 2012-03-12 13:44:44 | So what if the 3D is perfunctory? The drawing is terrific. |
| 181872 | Lori Hoffman | Atlantic City Weekly | Fresh | 3/4 | 2012-03-12T06:46:24Z | 2012-03-12 06:46:24 | The backstory about why trees are important and why greed is bad is fronted by a story that children can embrace, with plenty of screwball comedy and numerous chase scenes. |
| 181873 | Dan Lybarger | KC Active | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2012-03-11T21:53:40Z | 2012-03-11 21:53:40 | Screenwriters Ken Daurio and Cinco Paul can be forgiven if they aren't as consistent in replicating the magic of the book. |
| 181874 | Thomas Leupp | Hollywood.com | Rotten | 3/5 | 2012-03-09T09:45:46Z | 2012-03-09 09:45:46 | The Lorax speaks for the trees; Zac Efron speaks for the vital 12-to-18-year-old demographic. |
| 181875 | John Wirt | Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) | Fresh | 3/4 | 2012-03-09T02:52:58Z | 2012-03-09 02:52:58 | The songs are a waste but this candy-colored, animated musical adaptation of Sr. Seuss' cautionary tale from 1971 otherwise is enjoyable. |
| 181876 | Jackie K. Cooper | jackiekcooper.com | Fresh | 6/10 | 2012-03-07T11:28:35Z | 2012-03-07 11:28:35 | Too preachy for my taste but the kids around me seemed to love it. |
| 181877 | Ken Hanke | Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | Fresh | 3/5 | 2012-03-07T08:44:13Z | 2012-03-07 08:44:13 | I can think of no reason why anyone who doesn't have small children -- or isn't a movie critic -- would have the least interest in seeing it. |
| 181878 | Barbara Vancheri | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2012-03-07T05:15:05Z | 2012-03-07 05:15:05 | — |
| 181879 | Annlee Ellingson | Paste Magazine | Rotten | — | 2012-03-06T10:38:10Z | 2012-03-06 10:38:10 | There's something tedious about this film, partly because the Lorax is sidelined, partly due to a pointed environmental message that ultimately overrides all the characters. |
| 181880 | Tim Brayton | Antagony & Ecstasy | Rotten | 5/10 | 2012-03-05T21:33:42Z | 2012-03-05 21:33:42 | The Lorax at its best is only a perfectly average example of the modern "family" film, and at its worst is several rungs lower. |
| 181881 | Nell Minow | Beliefnet | Fresh | B | 2012-03-05T14:07:01Z | 2012-03-05 14:07:01 | It is a beautifully designed, well constructed movie. Unfortunately, the story at the core of the movie seems more like an artifact of 1970 and repeatedly weighs down what could otherwise have been a better film. |
| 181882 | Jolene Mendez | Entertainment Spectrum | Fresh | 5/5 | 2012-03-05T12:13:44Z | 2012-03-05 12:13:44 | Simply stunning. |
| 181883 | James Kendrick | Q Network Film Desk | Fresh | 3/4 | 2012-03-05T10:46:51Z | 2012-03-05 10:46:51 | manages to maintain the impact of Seuss' original message about the dangers of overindustrialization amid the cacophony of additional characters and action sequences |
| 181884 | Susan Granger | SSG Syndicate | Rotten | 5/10 | 2012-03-05T09:36:08Z | 2012-03-05 09:36:08 | Commercially viable but not up to Dr. Seuss' standards, resulting in a Lorax-approved laundry detergent appearing in a grocery store near you. |
| 181885 | Mark Ramsey | MovieJuice! | Rotten | C | 2012-03-04T12:29:20Z | 2012-03-04 12:29:20 | I am the Lorax, I speak for the trees. I'm a creature whose hair is like Wilford Brimley's. 'But the trees have no tongue, and neither should you...' Unless Liberty Medical buys it, that's true! |
| 181886 | Scott Nash | Three Movie Buffs | Rotten | 2.5/4 | 2012-03-04T11:55:16Z | 2012-03-04 11:55:16 | There are some cute and funny moments, but too much of it feels like filler. |
| 181887 | Charles Koplinski | Illinois Times | Fresh | 3.5/4.0 | 2012-03-03T20:00:38Z | 2012-03-03 20:00:38 | Lorax delivers a vital, hopeful message. |
| 181888 | Jeffrey M. Anderson | San Francisco Examiner | Fresh | 3/4 | 2012-03-03T12:03:07Z | 2012-03-03 12:03:07 | A happy success. |
| 181890 | Stephen Schaefer | Boston Herald | Rotten | C | 2012-03-03T05:15:18Z | 2012-03-03 05:15:18 | A heavy-handed, one-sided 3-D animated feature that tells a tale of a world gone crazy in desperate need of clean air and real trees. |
| 181889 | Tom Meek | Boston Phoenix | Fresh | 2.5/4 | 2012-03-03T05:15:18Z | 2012-03-03 05:15:18 | It's not WALL-E, but it does bear the same cross. |
| 181891 | Todd Jorgenson | Cinemalogue | Fresh | — | 2012-03-02T20:42:51Z | 2012-03-02 20:42:51 | The story might be more than 40 years old but it holds plenty of contemporary relevance. |
| 181892 | Leonard Maltin | leonardmaltin.com | Rotten | — | 2012-03-02T16:32:31Z | 2012-03-02 16:32:31 | This might work as a diversion for younger kids, but there is no sign of the wit or wisdom of Dr. Seuss. |
| 181893 | Widgett Walls | Needcoffee.com | Rotten | 2/5 | 2012-03-02T16:17:50Z | 2012-03-02 16:17:50 | My favorite part of The Lorax was the Despicable Me 2 trailer. Honestly. |
| 181894 | Peter Rainer | Christian Science Monitor | Fresh | B | 2012-03-02T15:15:27Z | 2012-03-02 15:15:27 | Director Chris Renaud and his team have fun with these dithery, frenetic characters. The film is less special when it slows down and takes a breath of fresh air. |
| 181895 | Kevin Carr | Fat Guys at the Movies | Fresh | 3/5 | 2012-03-02T15:07:08Z | 2012-03-02 15:07:08 | When all is said and done, The Lorax has plenty of ups and downs when it comes to added plot and characters, but it's still a nice family feature nonetheless. |
| 181896 | Robert Levin | Film School Rejects | Fresh | 3/4 | 2012-03-02T14:29:03Z | 2012-03-02 14:29:03 | The picture offers such a loving, moving reproduction of Dr. Seuss' warm images that you almost wish the filmmakers had forgotten about the plot. |
| 181897 | Eric D. Snider | EricDSnider.com | Rotten | C+ | 2012-03-02T13:47:27Z | 2012-03-02 13:47:27 | A merry, song-filled, candy-colored thing that's as hollow as a cheap chocolate bunny. |
| 181898 | Mathew DeKinder | Suburban Journals of St. Louis | Fresh | 4/5 | 2012-03-02T13:07:42Z | 2012-03-02 13:07:42 | What I found most impressive about the movie is that it manages to make its point without beating you over the head with its green-tinted message. |
| 181899 | Sandie Angulo Chen | Common Sense Media | Fresh | 3/5 | 2012-03-02T12:35:07Z | 2012-03-02 12:35:07 | Dr. Seuss classic is cute, but watch for product tie-ins. |
| 181900 | David Edelstein | New York Magazine/Vulture | Rotten | — | 2012-03-02T12:31:40Z | 2012-03-02 12:31:40 | The badness of the picture is a shock. |
| 181901 | Nick Pinkerton | Village Voice | Rotten | — | 2012-03-02T12:04:05Z | 2012-03-02 12:04:05 | Par for the course in blowout CGI adaptations, a great deal of detail and bustle is gained at the expense of charm-for all the miracles these armies of animators can achieve, they have yet to successfully reproduce a humble artist's line. |
| 181902 | Gary Wolcott | Tri-City Herald | Fresh | 4/5 | 2012-03-02T11:40:31Z | 2012-03-02 11:40:31 | Along comes The Lorax, who's saving the trees. Recommending is easy, maybe even a breeze. |
| 181903 | Steve Persall | Tampa Bay Times | Rotten | B- | 2012-03-02T11:39:04Z | 2012-03-02 11:39:04 | The Lorax is a green movie - as in the color of money - that winds up making Dr. Seuss' simplicity into a theme park ride blueprint with a preachy message. |
| 181904 | Brian Tallerico | HollywoodChicago.com | Rotten | 2.5/5.0 | 2012-03-02T11:12:33Z | 2012-03-02 11:12:33 | It just never quite connects in the way fans of this legendary character hope it would. |
| 181905 | Ben Sachs | Chicago Reader | Rotten | — | 2012-03-02T11:00:22Z | 2012-03-02 11:00:22 | Hypocrisy on an epic scale, this computer-animated feature turns the Dr. Seuss classic about corporate greed into a multimillion-dollar toy commercial. |
| 181906 | Matthew Razak | Flixist.com | Fresh | 72/100 | 2012-03-02T08:27:09Z | 2012-03-02 08:27:09 | [i]The Lorax[/i] is some fun animated fare and unless you really, really hate trees, adorable animals and all forms of nature it's worth your time. |
| 181907 | Kimberly Gadette | Doddle | Rotten | 5/10 | 2012-03-02T08:21:37Z | 2012-03-02 08:21:37 | For kids, The Lorax offers life lessons about selflessness and the environment. And while the palettes allure, and the creatures are amusing, feeble songs and dull-ish leads turn The Lorax lifeless. |
| 181908 | David Nusair | Reel Film Reviews | Rotten | 1.5/4 | 2012-03-02T07:58:40Z | 2012-03-02 07:58:40 | ...a terminally underwhelming animated endeavor that ultimately does a disservice to its literary predecessor... |
| 181909 | Rob Vaux | Mania.com | Rotten | D | 2012-03-02T07:51:50Z | 2012-03-02 07:51:50 | The character in the book never came down from that hole in the sky; one look at the movie and I'm ready to follow him. |
| 181910 | Ethan Alter | Television Without Pity | Rotten | — | 2012-03-02T07:03:13Z | 2012-03-02 07:03:13 | The movie retains [the book's central] idea, but it comes perilously close to being drowned out by aggressively broad physical comedy, unnecessary action set-pieces and obnoxious characterizations. |
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