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Pic has lots of charm, and parents in attendance won't feel too bored or alienated by its goings-on, while kids will lap it up.

-Scott FoundasFull Review

Its vibrating crowd scenes and splashy visuals will please the seven-to-12 set.

-Nona Willis-AronowitzFull Review

The simplistic drawing is closer to Peanuts than The Lion King, and the dialogue is strangely anachronistic.

-Ted ShenFull Review

I guess that wacky little car might amuse small children, but the special effects are surprisingly weak, the story is beyond cliched and the attempt to wedge the hot NASCAR scene into the movie is just clumsy.

-Richard RoeperFull Review

As serviceable an introduction as any to the notion of a sentient set of wheels.

-Lisa SchwarzbaumFull Review

It all unfolds just about as a grownup might expect, though at a leisurely pace that makes the movie's 72 minutes seem longer.

-Malcolm RitterFull Review

This Herbie is loaded all right. Unfortunately, it's with spare parts from dozens of other equally mediocre underdog sports films.

-Michael O'SullivanFull Review

A good laugh every half-hour or so is not enough for me to recommend this film to anyone who's not a fan of the TV show.

-Richard RoeperFull Review

I personally did not hoot or chortle or chuckle or holler or wonder, not once.

-Rick GroenFull Review

Hey Arnold! The Movie is what happens when you blow up small potatoes to 10 times their natural size, and it ain't pretty.

-Ty BurrFull Review

It's nice to see that Disney remembers its past, even if four decades of social change and global issues seem to have made no impact on it whatsoever.

-Peter HowellFull Review

The ethical, independent-minded kid has his unhip charms, and so does Hey Arnold! The Movie.

-Lisa SchwarzbaumFull Review

Herbie feels modern in all the right places, with a young heroine whose presence on the track is never questioned or undermined.

-Elizabeth WeitzmanFull Review

Neither funny nor suspenseful nor particularly well-drawn.

-Michael O'SullivanFull Review

All ends well, everyone gets what's coming to them, and any 9-year-old girl who does not stand on her seat cushion and cheer has remarkable self-control.

-Colin CovertFull Review

It all unfolds predictably, and the adventures that happen along the way seem repetitive and designed to fill time, providing no real sense of suspense.

-Daphne GordonFull Review

Herbie: Fully Loaded is that modern rarity, a genial, sweet-natured family film, G-rated and proud of it, an old-fashioned Disney movie to the core.

-Kenneth TuranFull Review

It is great summer fun to watch Arnold and his buddy Gerald bounce off a quirky cast of characters.

-C.W. NeviusFull Review

Herbie is a G -- for good, if not grand.

-Bruce WestbrookFull Review

Kids surely will like it. And for adults, it's perfectly watchable in a Rugrats-y sort of way.

-Jay Boyar

This remake is about half of a very likable film. But in movies (as in auto races) it isn't how you start, it's how you finish. And Herbie should have kept something in the tank for the late going.

-David Hiltbrand

Hey Arnold! The Movie could have been made 40 years ago, and parents' appreciation of it may depend on whether they consider that a good thing.

-Terry LawsonFull Review

This isn't a movie for the ages, but it is a movie for young ages, the kind of film you can unashamedly take your kids to and know they're learning the magic of film.

-Tom Long

I am not generally a huge fan of cartoons derived from TV shows, but Hey Arnold! The Movie is clever, offbeat and even gritty enough to overcome my resistance.

-Lou Lumenick

Herbie is the kind of funny, frenetic family movie that really does offer something for everyone.

-John MonaghanFull Review

Hey Arnold! is now stretched to barely feature length, with a little more attention paid to the animation. Still, the updated Dickensian sensibility of writer Craig Bartlett's story is appealing.

-Liam LaceyFull Review

The comedy is pleasant for a while, and it's a totally harmless movie for kids, but it runs mostly on a high-octane mix of slapstick comedy and special effects -- with little for discriminating moviegoers to enjoy.

-Peter HartlaubFull Review

The movie feels like a long-form version of the popular Nickelodeon cartoon series on which it's based, which probably won't bother Arnold fans.

-Claudia PuigFull Review

Herbie: Fully Loaded proves that a movie about a souped-up Volkswagen Beetle with the engine of a rebel and a will of its own can still be a pedestrian outing.

-Lisa KennedyFull Review

A step up from Jimmy Neutron and two steps down from The Rugrats features.

-Carrie Rickey


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