Its overall view of 12-year-old life is essentially one of high-spirited fun.
70
Washington Post
Washington Post
It's a clever plot with a minimum of the already tired standard kids-on-computers sequence and a maximum of silly face-to-face deflation.
63
Miami Herald
Miami Herald
Realistic, it's not. But Max Keeble's Big Move, predictable though it may be, makes most of the right moves for the older elementary/younger middle school market.
While some of Max's pranks are exhilarating and funny -- the movie takes too long setting things up and, once the pranks are over, dawdles to its inevitable conclusion.
40
TV Guide MagazineSteve Simels
TV Guide MagazineSteve Simels
A shamelessly derivative, if basically likeable, kid's picture.
38
USA TodayClaudia Puig
USA TodayClaudia Puig
The real shocker is how many grown men it took to conceive and write this lamebrained tale.