Review of Barnyard (2006) by Luke Goodsell for Empire Magazine Australasia — 07 Nov 2012

A shockingly crass grab for holiday pocket money that's both infantile and endlessly patronising.

This review of Barnyard (2006) was written by Luke Goodsell and published by Empire Magazine Australasia on 07 Nov 2012.

Barnyard has generally received mixed reviews.

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Like too many animated films aimed at children, Barnyard embraces stereotypes that generally no longer cut it in adult films, and for good reason…

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By Gameguardian21 (109) on 24 Mar 2016

It should have just stayed in the background as this movie has dumb animation, story, humor, and overall quality…

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By Redwario (1) on 25 Sep 2018

Better than norm of the north, but still god awful. Some ironic goodness is really the only good thing…

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By Ziv E (79) on 19 Feb 2017

To put it simply, Barnyard is bland, annoying and a tonal mess…

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I laughed. Obviously it was mediocre, ridiculous, and embarrassing. Although, I give props to Kevin and Koechner for their voice performance…

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All of Barnyard is odd…

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