Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) Rank 5 Reviews

Chicago Sun-Times

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is the best of the three films about our friends in the inter-species herd of plucky prehistoric heroes. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Chicago Sun-Times

Dallas Morning News

Best of all, this is true family fun. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Dallas Morning News

Teletext

Ice Age 3 is wittier than Kung-Fu Panda, certainly as slick as Toy Story. The Ice Age franchise shows no signs of thawing out. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Teletext

Heart 106.2 (Simon Thompson)

This is the coolest film of the summer as far as family fun goes. All the old faces are here including Scrat who is still chasing that nut...and this time it leads him to love. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Heart 106.2 (Simon Thompson)

The Sun

Ice Age survives extinction, though, thanks to the non-stop slapstick action which makes this a thrilling family adventure. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at The Sun

Daily Mirror

This fun-packed and welcome third film in the Ice Age series gets the digital 3D treatment, meaning even more in-yer-face prehistoric entertainment as the mismatched bunch of sub-zero creatures have some hairy close encounters with flesh-hungry drooling d ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Daily Mirror

The Daily Mail

That said, its most captivating element is a side-plot which follows the battle of Scrat, an ice squirrel, to secure an elusive acorn. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at The Daily Mail

News of the World

Ice Age's makers Blue Sky Studios will never compare with Toy Story creators Pixar when it comes to depth and heart, or Kung Fu Panda stable Dreamworks in terms of all-out spectacle. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at News of the World

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

While the Ice Age franchise suffers in comparison to more ambitious computer-animated features such as Pixar's Up and Wall-E, it's honestly not a bad way to get the kids out of the summer heat for an hour and a half or so. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Belief Net

The sweet nature of this film is engaging and the adorable characters designed by illustrator Peter de Seve make this movie both satisfying and fun. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Belief Net

Variety

With appreciably greater emphasis on action than its predecessors, and clever use of 3-D trickery to enhance storytelling as well as offer spectacle, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs could prove the third time really is the charm. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Variety

Sunday Mail

All in all, it's sumptuous summer family fun which suggests there is quite a bit to come yet before the Ice Age series melts down. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Sunday Mail

Tri-City Herald (Gary Wolcott)

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Daily Telegraph (Australia) (Ben McEachen)

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Teletext (Victor Olliver)

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Empire Magazine Australasia (Hilton Thomas)

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Toronto Star

It could drive a guy nuts, but families should herd themselves to the multiplex for Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Toronto Star

Brian Orndorf

A relaxed mood, a playful cast, and a plot that doesn't sweat itself into a pointless sense of importance, "Dawn" is mild sauce but tremendously entertaining, with an easy-peasy celebratory attitude that extends to the picture's lively 3-D visual scheme. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Brian Orndorf

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Let us thank the producers of Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs for remembering that adults sit beside the youngest viewers. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Minneapolis Star Tribune

Cinefantastiqueonline.com

The results are imaginative and funny - some of the best visual comedy since the glory days of Warner Brothers cartoon short subjects, and Scrat certainly proves he deserves to take his place beside such fondly remembered cartoon icons as Bugs Bunny, the ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Cinefantastiqueonline.com

ScreenDaily

Dawn Of The Dinosaursis unlikely to draw any complaints. A rattling 3D ride which gives the live action blockbuster competition a run for its money. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at ScreenDaily

Entertainment Spectrum

The arrival of the new baby mammoth named Peaches should set the stage for a fourth installment in the near future. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Entertainment Spectrum

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for NPR

NPR

A sweet little comedy, both family-friendly and centered on a nontraditional family - and so suitable for pretty much everyone. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at NPR

Urban Cinefile

The film has an appealing energy and is abundantly cute, although its target market may become restless and some of the sequences feel repetitive. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Urban Cinefile

FilmInk

Director Carlos Saldanha has introduced an exciting new story which, while it doesn't amaze, is an enjoyable adventure. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at FilmInk

Christianity Today

Following the trend set in The Meltdown, this movie does not contain much in the area of deeper themes, greater meaning, or teaching moments. The storytelling is far from Pixar levels. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Christianity Today

About.com

There's more action, more humor, and more Scrat in Ice Age #3. And, let's face it, you can never have too much Scrat. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at About.com

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Eye For Film

As a family film Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs is a bit below par. It will keep younger children happy for a couple of hours without upsetting them and it has moments that you can appreciate as an adult, but it isn't very memorable. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Eye For Film

Boxoffice Magazine

Going to the well for the third time and adding tons more action and razor-sharp 3D, the Ice Age series proves it is far from extinct as it hits its stride with an irresistible and enormously fun third entry that earns dino-sized laughs. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Boxoffice Magazine

NYC Movie Guru

Ultimately, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs has stunning animation and manages to be mildly amusing, but it fails to entertain kids and adults simultaneously and feels mostly lazy and uninspired with insufficient laughs and thrills. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at NYC Movie Guru

Entertainment Weekly

Dawn of the Dinosaurs just isn't very funny. It lopes and slogs where the first two Ice Age movies popped. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Entertainment Weekly

Financial Times

In US cinema there is no such thing as anachronism. Every epochal reality contains every other epochal reality. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Financial Times

guides.news.com

This time, the Ice Age scriptwriters surrendered to Hollywood's motto: Never let the facts get in the way of a good story. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at guides.news.com

Shadows on the Wall

The film is such a colourful rush of action and comedy that, like the 65 million-year dinosaur anomaly, we'll let it slide. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Shadows on the Wall

The Arizona Republic

The animation is first-rate, and the first look at the lost world beneath the ice is stunning, particularly in 3-D. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at The Arizona Republic

Independent

The makers of this franchise clearly don't believe in messing with a successful formula. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Independent

The Guardian

But the gang have to rescue Sid when he gets carried off to a lost world filled with dinosaurs that haven't died out yet. Their guide here is a slightly unfunny British rat called Buck, voiced by Simon Pegg. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at The Guardian

This is London

The moral of the tale, insofar as it has one, is that we all need friends and no man is an island. But don't worry about that. Just sit back and hope the kids aren't restless. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at This is London

TwinCities.com

It's a little scary, but the scattered plot is perfect for shorter attention spans ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at TwinCities.com

ViewLondon

As threequels go, Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs won't disappoint fans of the previous two films and kids will love it, but adults may find themselves looking at their watches halfway through and lamenting the lack of big laughs. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at ViewLondon

TheDivaReview.com

Does there need to be an Ice Age 4? Not really. Will there be an Ice Age 4? Most likely. As long as the quality and entertainment bar never drops below this level, that's not such a bad thing. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at TheDivaReview.com

NY Daily News

Ice Age goes down easy, even if the impact melts away with relative speed. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at NY Daily News

Palo Alto Online

I've never been a big fan of the "Ice Age" movies, and certainly they've never been big fans of science. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Palo Alto Online

The Denver Post

The scenes could make an animated short of their own. Instead, they're strung throughout the larger tale. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at The Denver Post

Empire Magazine

Long-in-the-tooth characters detract from the usual high-spirited fun and frolics. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Empire Magazine

Time Out

Some have expressed displeasure at the design and voices of the leads. I disagree - but I do think Simon Pegg's Artful Dodger-like weasel is a vocal cliche too far. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Time Out

MovieCrypt.com

Fearless, intelligent, and inventive, it's hard to tell if his delusions are from being away from civilized folk for too long or being dropped on his head too many times as a child. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at MovieCrypt.com

The Qnetwork

Like the previous Ice Age films, Dawn of the Dinosaurs is enjoyable, but still a bit too formulaic (who didn't see the use of Was (Not Was)'s kitschy '80s one-hit wonder 'Walk the Dinosaur" being used on the soundtrack?). ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at The Qnetwork

The Telegraph

No matter: this franchise always has a trump card when it's hitting a trough, and that's Scrat, the acorn-chasing squirrel-rat thing whose oblivious daredevilry accounts, I'm guessing, for about half its global success. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at The Telegraph

Antagony & Ecstasy

And Scrat; they also made Scrat. I can't figure out how a character that great keeps ending up in movies like this. The Ice Age films may not matter, but by God, Scrat matters. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Antagony & Ecstasy

Digitalspy

Dawn's humour never quite reaches a level of sophistication to give it leverage with a more grown-up crowd. Buck's throwaway remark about a butterfly is about as adult in-jokey as it gets. "I knew him when he was a caterpillar. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Digitalspy

Sunday Mirror

Still Pegg, voicing the swashbuckling Buck, provides a few laughs, while Scrat's continuing adventures are once again the highlight. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Sunday Mirror

Sky Movies

Children familiar with the characters won't be disappointed and there's enough to occupy the parents, not least the references to classics such as The Lost World. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Sky Movies

Total Film

3D heats up a cooling franchise nicely, alternating the familiar friends-forever 'aw' factor and chucklesome comedy chases with some ace in-your-face visuals. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Total Film

77square.com

The film is mostly rude jokes about snot and stale pop culture references. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at 77square.com

Seattle Times

Even new scenes involving the once-hilarious Scrat, the hapless critter who can't hold onto an acorn, feel worn out. That's when you know it's time to go. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Seattle Times

Reeling Reviews

...Sid meet Buck (voice of Simon Pegg, "Shaun of the Dead," "Star Trek"), a weasel who acts as tour guide and helps 'buck up' the flagging series. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Reeling Reviews

Deseret News

The cast of characters for these films is already too jam-packed as it is. Yet the filmmakers find time to introduce a new one -- a crazed, one-eyed weasel named Buck. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Deseret News

Reeling Reviews

The 3D effect is a plus, giving volume to the routine adventure. Familiarity may breed contempt, though, and the franchise grows tired. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Reeling Reviews

Spirituality & Health

A lively, lightly humorous, and appealing 3D animated feature about an extended family of animal friends who bond even closer to each other on a rousing adventure. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Spirituality & Health

Eric D. Snider Movie Reviews

Serves its target audience well enough and offers a series of pleasant smiles, if not a lot of gut-busting laughs. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Eric D. Snider Movie Reviews

Hollywood & Fine

A film that will amaze the under-10 crowd and keep their parents distracted (and, surprisingly often, entertained) as well. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Hollywood & Fine

The Onion A.V. Club

Ice Age series should have just stuck with the ice age. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at The Onion A.V. Club

Washington Post

It's not utterly without charm. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Washington Post

Susan Granger

On the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" is a frigidly sluggish, yet familiarly diverting 5 - and the forecast includes spectacular sales when it comes out on dvd. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Susan Granger

Philadelphia Daily News

Director Carlos Saldanha did such an excellent job infusing the second installment with energy that it's a shame he was unable to do the same with Part 3. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Philadelphia Daily News

San Francisco Chronicle (Peter Hartlaub)

If the third Ice Age were a bit better, there would be little need to dwell on the inconsistencies. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Peter Hartlaub)

Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema

ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS had to concoct an explanation for shoehorning the extinct reptiles into the timeline, so why limit the dinos' expressiveness to mere grunts and roars? It's just one of several signs that the film's modest creative hits and m ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema

The Age

Ellie is supposed to be a feisty heroine, but despite Latifah's best efforts she never shows much personality of her own. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at The Age

Boston Globe

Yes, dinosaurs are cool. Just not cool enough to save this sequel. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Boston Globe

Charlotte Weekly (Sean O'Connell)

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ReelViews

The best option is to ignore the existence of Dawn of the Dinosaurs altogether. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at ReelViews

One Guy's Opinion

Will probably keep the franchise humming along profitably, despite its persistent mediocrity. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at One Guy's Opinion

USA TODAY

But rather than evolving, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs treads on familiar and infertile ground. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at USA TODAY

MSN Movies

There are chases and escapes, morals and messages, comedy and character in "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs," but when the fur stops flying, it still feels more frozen than fresh. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at MSN Movies

WaffleMovies.com

Doesn't come close to the emotion, imagination or entertainment value of something like Up. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at WaffleMovies.com

The Movie Kit

Level of difficulty in watching Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs: Pretty easy. Kids will love it, but the Ice Age franchise is starting to spread itself a little thin in the story department. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at The Movie Kit

At The Movies

The best feature of the new film is the character of a rakish, buccaneering, one-eyed weasel with a distinctively British accent, voiced by SIMON PEGG, who brings much needed freshness into the formula; the scene in which he tells the babies a fairy tale ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at At The Movies

Miami Herald

Most of Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is pedestrian kiddie fare. At least the 3D helps counter the film's prevailing dullness. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Miami Herald

The Baltimore Sun

The relentlessly gimmicky use of 3-D in Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs helps reduce what could have been a genial piece of slapstick into a cartoon that's not just in-your-face, but in-your-eyeballs. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at The Baltimore Sun

Philadelphia Daily News

I never thought I'd get tired of watching Scrat, but Ice Age 3 proved me wrong. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Philadelphia Daily News

Newsday

Treacly and barely amusing. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Newsday

www.kcactive.com (Uri Lessing)

The makers of the Ice Age movies seem content to leave their characters, storylines and images frozen in time. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at www.kcactive.com (Uri Lessing)

CanMag

The series was never on the level of Toy Story or Shrek so it's no huge disappointment. Just here's another one. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at CanMag

WaffleMovies.com

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is just blase. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at WaffleMovies.com

Mania.com (Rob Vaux)

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Channel 4 Film

Despite the novelty of its 3D visuals and lost world setting, Dawn Of The Dinosaurs pushes the Ice Age franchise ever closer to extinction. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Channel 4 Film

newsreview.com

The folks at 20th Century Fox behind the Ice Age franchise have proven to be much better at persuading hordes of parents to bring the kids to see their movies than they are at making movies that hordes of parents and their kids really need to see. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at newsreview.com

Gazette (MD) (Jeffrey Lyles)

If you're ready for a meltdown, check out "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" but if you want some jokes that aren't prehistoric, you're better off letting this Ice Age defrost. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Gazette (MD) (Jeffrey Lyles)

JoBlo

Basically, if you have kids you will probably end up seeing ICE AGE 3 thanks to the clever marketing. I guess you could do worse, but you could certainly do a lot better. And as for the 3D, I enjoyed it as much as I have the previous releases this year. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at JoBlo

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Movies for the Masses (Joseph Proimakis)

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Decent Films Guide

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is not a good movie, but it is made by filmmakers with panache who have some good ideas and a lot of bad ones, but in any case are giving it all they've got. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Decent Films Guide

Jam! Movies

Remember how terrific the original Ice Age movie was? That was then.This is now. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Jam! Movies

Jo Reviews

Extinction may not be so far off for these Ice Age characters as this film was a complete disgrace to the series. When all else fails ditch the dinosaurs and head back to the sketch book. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Jo Reviews

Detroit News

The lost land of dinosaurs plot line has probably been around since, well, dinosaurs. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Detroit News

Scotsman

Unfortunately, too much time is given over to mushy, tacked-on messages about the importance of friendship and family and how rag-tag individuals can thrive on the support of others. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Scotsman

BDK Reviews

This is easily the worst film in the series and the 3D is a complete waste of money. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at BDK Reviews

Filmcritic.com

While entertaining, this series is definitely ready for extinction. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Filmcritic.com

Kansas City Star

Kids will go crazy, as most of the humor is pitched at their level. Mom and Dad might wish they'd gone to the pool instead. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Kansas City Star

Time Out

Are jokes about women making men move furniture still supposed to be funny? ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Time Out

MSNBC

I don't know if Timex or any of the major timepiece manufacturers gives out a Most Glances at Wristwatch award for movies, but if they do, this achingly monotonous cartoon has a lock on at least a nomination. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at MSNBC

Times Online

Finally, and honouring the Ice Age format, the leftfield adventures of Scratte the squirrel are duly littered throughout the film, and this time involve a sassy female opponent with an equally obsessive yen for acorns. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Times Online

Newark Star-Ledger

This is pretty silly stuff, even for a children's movie, and it sort of sells out the one original point the series used to have: Here was a prehistoric adventure that refused to go the yabba-dabbo-do route. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Newark Star-Ledger

Los Angeles Times

Why does the third installment of this animated tale often feel so glacial it's a wonder Ray Romano's Manny the mammoth doesn't freeze in his tracks? ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Los Angeles Times

The Movie Boy

The third and easily most haggard entry in the disposable franchise. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at The Movie Boy

E! Online

Though it's not as obnoxious as the trailers might imply, the latest animated adventures of a motley mammalian menagerie from prehistoric times are about as exciting as watching snow melt. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at E! Online

Village Voice

There's no breathing life into a formula that ought to have bowed out gracefully while the going was good. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Village Voice

Cinema Blend

Lazy, transparent, disposable and at its worst, boring. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Cinema Blend

The Globe and Mail

There's little evidence of creativity either in the paint-by-numbers time-travelling plot or the sort of ad-libs you associate with gag writers sitting around a boardroom table. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at The Globe and Mail

The Hollywood Reporter

Prehistory repeats itself in this dispiritingly slothful third installment. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at The Hollywood Reporter

FlickFilospher.com

This is how far cartoons have descended in the last decade and a half: The Lion King was Shakespearean. Ice Age is Everybody Loves Raymondean. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at FlickFilospher.com

Channel 4 Film

Despite the novelty of its 3D visuals and lost world setting, Dawn Of The Dinosaurs pushes the Ice Age franchise ever closer to extinction. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Channel 4 Film

Orlando Sentinel

Some of the jokes work. The story seems concocted by a committee of Blackberries. But the 3D CG animation is quite an improvement from the first two films. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Orlando Sentinel

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Even the antics of little Scrat fall flat this time. The rodent whose pursuit of an elusive nut was the highlight of the first movies are tired and strained here. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Reel Talk Reviews

Enough is swiped from Pixar to render this adequate kiddy fare. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Reel Talk Reviews

Movie Retriever

The movie equivalent of a B-side, a film filled with jokes, characters, and set-ups that weren't deemed interesting enough for the first two films. Don't buy the leftovers. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Movie Retriever

Chicago Metromix

Unless you're young enough to still pronounce dinosaurs "Minothores," you're too old for this movie. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Chicago Metromix

eFilmCritic

The filmmakers are content to give viewers nothing that they haven't seen before in the previous installments and even those who enjoyed those are going to come away from this one feeling bored and disappointed. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at eFilmCritic

Film Freak Central

Beyond pointless. ...read the complete Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs movie review at Film Freak Central