[REVIEW] 'Storks' Review

Here's what critic's had to say about Jennifer's 3D computer animated comedy/family film 'Storks' with criticism from Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and IMDb:

(2016) Storks

Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gave gave the film a score of 62% based on reviews from 69 critics with an average rating of 6.3/10.0. Rotten Tomatoes critic consensus states: "Colorful animation and a charming cast help 'Storks' achieve a limited liftoff, but scattershot gags and a confused, hyperactively unspooled plot keep it from truly soaring." Positive reviews from Rotten Tomatoes include: " 'Storks' is charming, if often nonsensical in its plot line and frenetic in its pacing," - said critic Megan Garber of The Atlantic Post. "Stoller has made the most amusing film of his career with this subtextual look at how modern corporate culture penalizes anyone wanting to become a parent." - said critic Andrew Parker of Globe and Mail. "God news, parents: 'Storks' is bound to entertain you and your little ones. Bad news: Get ready to answer a lot more awkward questions about where babies come from." - said critic Brian Truitt of USA Today. Negative reviews from Rotten Tomatoes include: " 'Storks' isn't terrible...it's just too generic for a marketplace that's often a site of genius." - said critic Joshua Rothkopf of Time Out. "Less enjoyable than making a baby but more enjoyable than raising one, the animated feature 'Storks' delivers a bouncing bundle of blah." - said critic Kyle Smith of The New York Post. "The movie doesn't have enough to hang itself on; the premise is too flimsy and that old question of 'Where do babies come from?' remains oddly avoided, in even a child-friendly way." - said critic Jake Coyle of the Associated Press.

"Is entertaining for the whole family!" - film critic Brian Truitt of USA Today

According to Metacritic the film got a score of 56 out of 100, based on reviews from 27 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Positive reviews from Metacritic include: "Every joke here hits its target, and while many of them will soar over the heads of youngsters, it will still send everyone home happy and satisfied." - said critic Andrew Parker of The Globe and Mail. "Like Phil Lord and Christopher Miller's stellar 'The Lego Movie', the filmmakers work with the confidence that if a joke fails, the one that follows a few seconds later will redeem the scene." - said critic Peter Hartlaub of the San Francisco Chronicle. Negative reviews from Metacritic include: "The whole movie seems to be on fast-forward, with crushingly brainless dialogue, hollow imagery and no way of slowing down the febrile action or making sense of the chaotic plot." - said critic Joe Morgenstern of The Wall Street Journal. "Animated films have trended toward a perceptive intelligence in the past few years, but 'Storks' wades in shallow waters most of the time." - said critic Steve Davis of the Austin Chronicle.

" 'Storks' is charmingly funny!" - film critic Megan Garber of The Atlantic Post

IMDb the internet movie database gave 'Storks' a 7.3 star rating out of a 10.0 star rating based on 373 votes from 4 users and 42 critics. Positive IMDb reviews include: " 'Storks' gave me some of the biggest laughs of any film so far this year, cartoon or live-action. It's a worthy addition to the house Bugs and Daffy built." - said critic Alonso Duralde of TheWrap. "While 'Storks' doesn't get as deep as some of Pixar's works or 'The Lego Movie', the script still tackles some surprisingly mature topics that will arguably strike a chord more for the adults in attendance than the children." - said critic Chris Ager of Screen Rant.com. Negative reviews from IMDb include: " 'Storks' isn't tightly scripted, often depending on Samberg to verbally bend lines to make magic, and even that grows tiresome in the second half of the film." - said critic Brian Orndorf of Blu-Ray.com. " 'Storks' doesn't appear able to decide what kind of story it wants to be and so covers all bets. The mixture of high-concept story, more complicated than it's worth, and mechanical story beats ensures that very little of this film gets delivered to where it's supposed to go." - said critic Chris Barsanti of the Film Journal.com.