The Country Bears: Critic Reviews

37%

MovieWeb: 2 reviews

30%

RottenTomatoes: 50 reviews

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Desson Thomson Washington Post (Top Critic)

If you're looking to take your children to something harmless, that doesn't embarrass anyone, this light comedy ... is your next outing.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Ann Hornaday Washington Post (Top Critic)

So awkward, so leaden, so virtually laugh-free that it's guaranteed to bring down the Happy Meals it's being marketed with.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Reilly Capps Boston Globe (Top Critic)

38

There isn't enough irony or sly humor to keep adults interested, and there isn't enough adventure in the plot to keep children over the age of 4 from squirming in their seats.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Michael Atkinson Village Voice (Top Critic)

This ingrown mutant is easily the most bizarre children's film made in this country since 1982's lab-rat apocalypse The Secret of NIMH.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Steven Rosen Denver Post (Top Critic)

25

Trying to figure out the rules of the Country Bear universe -- when are bears bears and when are they like humans, only hairier -- would tax Einstein's brain.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times (Top Critic)

50

The formidable technical skills in The Country Bears must not be allowed to distract from the film's terminal inanity.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Susan Stark Detroit News (Top Critic)

50

It's a diverting enough hour-and-a-half for the family audience.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Joe Leydon Variety (Top Critic)

Pic as a whole is a gently and genuinely amusing treat that should bring smiles to target auds.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Lou Lumenick New York Post (Top Critic)

75

Harmless fun.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Daphne Gordon Toronto Star (Top Critic)

40

It's just that it's so generally mediocre, bland and predictable that I found myself moaning every time I looked at my watch, which was often.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Liam Lacey Globe and Mail (Top Critic)

50

A mixture of old-time kitsch and bewildering MTV-influenced digressions.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Kirk Honeycutt Hollywood Reporter (Top Critic)

The Mark Perez script lacks the clever humor and odd twists that can help a family film transcend age.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Nell Minow Common Sense Media

60

A dumb story about a bear adopted by humans.
Full Review » 1 year ago
Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com

50

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Full Review » 8 years ago
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews

63

...the movie just might be worth a rental if only for the sight of watching Christopher Walken belt out a musical number using only his hand and his armpit.
Full Review » 9 years ago
John R. McEwen Film Quips Online

60

It's like an all-star salute to Disney's cheesy commercialism.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Dan Fienberg L.A. Weekly

Kids will probably enjoy the sight of huge, bumbling teddy bears... Parents will exit wondering why this piece of unnecessary cross-promotion wasn't released straight to video.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Anita Schmaltz Metro Times (Detroit, MI)

60

'...both hokey and super-cool, and definitely not in a hurry, so sit back, relax and have a few laughs while the little ones get a fuzzy treat.'
Full Review » 10 years ago
Eric D. Snider EricDSnider.com

42

Bearable. Barely.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Paul Clinton (Boxoffice) Boxoffice Magazine

30

Functions more as a product than a movie.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle

0

By turns numbingly dull-witted and disquietingly creepy.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Adam Nayman eye WEEKLY

30

It's fitting that a movie as artificial and soulless as The Country Bears owes its genesis to an animatronic display at Disneyland.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Richard Roeper Ebert & Roeper

It's mildly amusing, but I certainly can't recommend it.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

20

The movie left me feeling that I never wanted to see another movie in my life. Yes, it's that bad. It's worse than that bad.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Beth Jones Roanoke Times (Virginia)

60

Good music, creative twists and a moving performance by freaky Christopher Walken saved this potentially stinky kiddie film
Full Review » 10 years ago