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Alvin and the Chipmunks

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Musical but mischievous chipmunks Alvin, Simon and Theodore wreak havoc in the life of songwriter Dave Seville (Antti Jaakola).
Alvin and the Chipmunks

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Critics Consensus

Though cutely rendered, Alvin and the Chipmunks suffers from bland potty humor and a rehashed kids' movie formula.

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Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard 12/21/2007
2/5
It's one of those movies where the wretched actors have to pretend to know what's going on as the CG effects take place beside and around them. They do their best. But it's Alvin and co that toddlers will appreciate. Go to Full Review
Karl French Financial Times 12/21/2007
An endearing effort that will appeal to under-10s with its slight tale of the three all-talking, all-singing rodents. Go to Full Review
Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) 12/21/2007
Pure hell. Go to Full Review
Brandy McDonnell The Oklahoman 08/14/2018
2.5/4
The animated chipmunks are just the right blend of realism and anthropomorphism. Their signature songs and rendition of "Funkytown" are fun, but their squeaky versions of current hits such as "Bad Day" are annoying, not charming. Go to Full Review
David Cornelius DVDTalk.com 11/19/2008
2/5
Filled with cheap slapstick, annoying high-pitched singing, and a variety of fart gags, all of which amused my daughter but not me. Go to Full Review
Brent Simon Screen International 10/18/2008
Colourful but uninspired. Go to Full Review
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Nashua J. Dec 3 I love this movie when I was kid becuase Theodore is my favorite character See more Vincent W. @Gojirilla5419 Nov 7 It’s by no means a “good” movie, but it’s still fun and entertaining See more Adrian E @AdrianHulk Oct 10 I blame Mindy Marin for casting Jason Lee and David Cross See more Lauti B Aug 16 A good and enjoyable movie that is heavily criticized by people who do not understand the purpose of the film to make people laugh regardless of the plot holes or how absurd a scene is. See more Matthew A Aug 6 It might be an older movie but it’s great 1. Songs even if there just already made songs but sang by Alvin Simon and Theadore 2. EPerfect villain for a singing chipmunk story 3. Iconic ALLLLVIN from Dave voiceline only complaint is (spoilers) the vague way Alvin and the chipmunks escaped the cage at the end of the movie but other then that great movie to watch 5 stars See more HameZz O @HameZz Jul 31 I understand that the movie is revolving around talking/singing chipmunks but for me that's not the part I can't take seriously. The stuff I can't take seriously is everything else. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Musical but mischievous chipmunks Alvin, Simon and Theodore wreak havoc in the life of songwriter Dave Seville (Antti Jaakola).
Director
Tim Hill
Producer
Janice Karman, Ross Bagdasarian Jr.
Screenwriter
Jon Vitti, Will McRobb, Chris Viscardi
Production Co
Bagdasarian Company
Rating
PG (Some Mild Rude Humor)
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 4, 2017
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)