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- 91Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumIf I ran the circus, the gang that made the sturdy, witty, inventively animated Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! would get first dibs on any future movie productions of the Theodor Seuss Geisel canon.
- 88Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanFinally! For the first time, Hollywood has made a whimsical, witty, feature-length version of Dr. Seuss that's neither overblown nor smutty nor emotionally hollow.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttA delight, brimming with colorful, elastic characters and bountiful wit.
- 80L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorWarm, playful and inventive, this tale of an elephant with a spirit as generous as his waistline comes juiced with the genially goofy animation of the folks who brought us "Ice Age" (and, less memorably, "Robots") coupled with a respectful doffing of the cap to Geisel’s exuberantly wacky visual style.
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliJim Carrey re-invents Horton much as Robin Williams did with the Genie of the Lamp in Disney's animated "Aladdin."
- 70VarietyVarietyThe real stars of the movie are the animators, who imbue even the overgrowth in Horton's jungle with a certain floppy Seuss-ishness.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceHorton Hears a Who! has blessedly been conceived and executed in reverence to Seuss's story, padding out the original narrative with some meaningful new ideas and casting a mercifully muzzled Jim Carrey as the titular beast.
- 67Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenIn the mold of their previous films "Ice Age" and "Robots": a nice blend of rudimentary and inventive touches.
- 63Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsSomeday, if we’re all good little boys and girls, the world will hand us a Dr. Seuss film half as wonderful as one of the books. Meantime we have the competent, clinical computer animation and relative inoffensiveness of Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! to pass the time.
- 50The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasJust because the live-action Seusses have dialed down expectations doesn't mean that Horton shouldn't aspire to more than time-wasting mediocrity. There are precious childhoods at stake here.