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2003
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Positive Reviews
21
Negative reviews
15
Average Rating
2.7
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1.5
Unfortunately, Brother Bear doesnt offer much to marvel at beyond its animation.
Av Club
1.5
Less an old school animated adventure than a series of platitudes with cartoon effects, Brother Bear is nonetheless awfully masculine for a Disney fli ..
Austin Chronicle
3.8
But it doesnt have the zowie factor of The Lion King or Finding Nemo, and is sweet rather than exciting.
Rogerebert
5.0
This is a fine family film with a melodic soundtrack and a heart affecting finale.
Spirituality And Practice
2.0
For one of its last traditional, 2D animated projects, Walt Disney studio chose a story fabricated from tried and true elements.Take a headstrong kid ..
Tv Guide
3.1
Young children should enjoy Brother Bear,but I cant imagine it sticking in the memory very long.
Combust Ible Celluloid
2.0
Aaron Blaise and Robert Walker of Disneys Florida animation studio came up with this prehistoric transformation myth about a young man in the Pacific ..
Chicago Reader
3.8
Its not one of Disneys most ambitious features, but its a worthy one nonetheless.
Usa Today
2.8
This is reportedly the last classic animation film that Disney will make.It is a tradition that goes back 75 years.
Lariat
2.8
And even as just for kids fare, its generic characters and tired themes make it no better than mediocre.
Eric Ds Nider
2.0
The painted backgrounds are pretty, but the animation is sketchy and flat looking; the characters cast no shadows and dont seem to weigh anything.
News Review
3.0
Disneys latest isnt in the same domain as animal oriented classics like The Lion King and Bambi, but it does boast some lovely visuals, entertaining v ..
Film Journal
3.0
All this to one side, Brother Bear is beautifully animated, and some of the visuals are quite impressive.
Mountain X
3.1
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Star Tribune
2.5
That would be just fine, if Bear had any flair to relieve the recycled pop monotony.
Ew
2.0
These stories can be compelling and deeply meaningful, even for children.But here, the story is just too superficial and the script is too pseudo myth ..
Common Sense Media
3.8
The good news is that this is mostly good old fashioned hand drawn Disney animation.
Sf Gate
2.0
But run of the mill fare like this only gives more power to the pixel pushers.
Bbc
1.9
Forget that the Eden like afterlife of the film is a soulless light show in the sky.
Slant Magazine
2.8
OK for the kiddies who wont be alarmed by the brutal bear attacks and hunts, but adults will merely be hibernating
Reeling Reviews
2.8
This split in story styles and apparent age demographics is going to make aBrother Beara a hard sell.
Reeling Reviews
1.5
It is Brother Bears very bad luck to be released almost simultaneously with the long awaited DVD of The Lion King a fresh look at that modern masterpi ..
Flickfilosopher
3.8
If theres a reason to see the movie, its Redford, whose charismatic, mature presence argues that age has done nothing to diminish his ability to comma ..
ReelViews
2.5
Its a formulaic story but somewhat enjoyable and certainly no kid will find fault with it.
Hollywood
3.2
It is, in many ways, a well crafted little movie that doesnt wear out its welcome and works better than most of its recent trad toon Disney predecesso ..
Seattle Pi
1.0
Little kids will be bored after 20 minutes and only drippy hippies will be entranced by the rainbow effects of the northern lights/spirit world, which ..
Standard
2.5
Theyre hits because the people who make them are devoted to the kind of creativity and originality that delights a broad audience of adults, young adu ..
Spliced Wire
3.1
Still, Disney has made much better animated features than this touchy feely and surprisingly new age adventure.
Deseret News
3.0
Consistency is another Collins strength, and while there isnt much innovation here, there are at least four solidly crafted songs.
Urban Cine File
2.5
Brother Bear was a better movie than I thought it would be, but I have to wonder if kids will get it.Very little kids wont be able to take the violent ..
Waffle Movies
4.0
The Bottom Line: Overall, kids will enjoy the animation, adults will enjoy the music, and Brother Bear ends up being a great film to take the family t ..
ComingSoon
3.0
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie.
Window To The Movies
1.5
With Brother Bear, a throwback to what was worst in Disney nouveau, Disney animations attempts to recover from the collapse of its renaissance have co ..
Decent Films
3.5
Predictable Yes. Corny Sure. But Brother Bear is still good, family fun.
Fat Guys At The Movies
2.5
But the story conveyed by these lovely images lacks the creativity and wit of a typical Pixar flick or even Disneys much livelier Lilo and Stitch.
Nitrate Online
2.0
Even though they look funny, theyre not.This is Disney at its most self important.
Archive Spectator
4.0
Quite easily the best traditionally animated Walt Disney film since 1994s, The Lion King.
Juicy Cerebellum
4.5
This latest joy from Disney puts the class back in classic animation.
Metro Weekly
1.9
...runs on circle of life blather and Casio keyboard songs by Phil Collins. To call it bland would be an insult to Barry Manilow.
Suburban Chicago News
2.0
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