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30 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70VarietyScott FoundasVarietyScott FoundasThe genially goofy shenanigans, incredibly corny punchlines and Hank Azaria’s go-for-broke performance as the incompetent wizard Gargamel are very much the same ― an entirely welcome thing in a summer movie season full of so much apocalyptic Sturm und Drang.
- 60Time Out LondonTime Out LondonWhat isn’t so charming is Azaria’s irritatingly over-egged impersonation of the Child Catcher in ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ – that and the headache-inducing 3D.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweThe Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweBeyond a few chuckle-worthy one-liners and some amusing visual comedy, there’s not much to engage adults, although the wee ones should be distracted enough.
- 40New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottNew Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottIt's the kind of cinematic cotton candy that youngsters will gobble up. Even more importantly, it's relatively quick, painless stuff when compared to so many other pint-sized entertainments out there.
- 40Time OutTime OutPatient Adult Smurfs will be checking their watches as Excitable Child Smurfs lose themselves in the high jinks.
- 40Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzThere are a few laughs here and there, along with a couple of jokes for grown-ups uncomfortably squeezed in. But this is a movie made for two groups: small children and people who have fond memories of the TV show.
- 38McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreMcClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreFilled with Smurf wholesomeness, Smurf puns and posi-Smurf messages about never giving up “on family,” The Smurfs 2 still sucks Smurfberries.
- 25Slant MagazineChris CabinSlant MagazineChris CabinRaja Gosnell's particular zeal to modernize the Smurfs only develops this would-be family comedy into a shamelessly manipulative smurftastrophe.
- 20The DissolveTasha RobinsonThe DissolveTasha RobinsonThe problem with Smurfs 2 isn’t the message, it’s the way the film repeats it so baldly and emphatically that even the youngest kids can get it. Also, the way it surrounds that message with groin-smashing and farting.
- 20Village VoiceNick SchagerVillage VoiceNick SchagerIts tolerant messages remain buried beneath lame pop-culture references, hectic slapstick, fart jokes, and endless Smurf-puns that—Azaria's funny, over-the-top cartoon villainy aside—make one pine for the Smurfpocalypse.