Will provide preschoolers with comfort and amusement, though not rapture or enchantment.
70
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
Gently entertaining tale.
60
L.A. Weekly
L.A. Weekly
The sketchy, poorly colored, outsourced animation is dispiriting, but it's the only display of blatant crudeness, and in that, an obliging parent may find relief.
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Tamer than tame in every respect, which makes it great for little kids, if not for the grownups who bring them.
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
New York PostLou Lumenick
Little more than a supersized version of the popular PBS animated series that's stopping briefly in theaters en route to its natural habitat -- video.
50
Austin ChronicleSteve Davis
Austin ChronicleSteve Davis
As far as animated flicks go, Clifford's Really Big Movie is third-string Disney, but don't tell that to the kids.
40
TV Guide Magazine
TV Guide Magazine
The kind of movie for which the term "video baby-sitter" was coined.
40
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
The latest example of a distressing wave of undistinguished theatrical versions of Saturday-morning kid shows.
Harmless tale of the giant pooch helping out some itinerant performing animals while longing for home will go down smoothly with the preschool faithful, but anyone over 5 will feel antsy even given the brief running time.
25
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
A really lame attempt to expand the marketing reach of the PBS-TV series.