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By Kevin Mcfarland (13) for AV Club (2,778) on 16 Jan 2014

The most egregious problem with The Nut Job is how shamelessly it fills in the gaps left by expanding Lepeniotis’ short with generic and…

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By Lou Lumenick (2,103) for New York Post (6,650) on 16 Jan 2014

The Nut Job has an interesting anti-socialist subtext, with the seemingly benevolent raccoon revealing himself as a power-mad dictator…

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By Linda Barnard (586) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 16 Jan 2014

If The Nut Job fails to connect through its characters it deserves praise for being a visually inspired effort, with clear homage paid to 1950s…

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By Chris Hewitt (2,086) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 16 Jan 2014

Every movie Judd Apatow ever made already assures immature bros that there's a gorgeous woman out there who is just dying to wait for him to…

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By Joel Arnold (26) for NPR (1,713) on 16 Jan 2014

Given the feel-good themes of the average kids' movie — be yourself, follow the golden rule, love each other, blah blah blah — it's refreshing…

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By Stephanie Merry (410) for Washington Post (9,851) on 16 Jan 2014

Sometimes the punch lines land and sometimes they don’t, but overall the result is pleasantly nostalgic…

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By Jordan Hoffman (1,025) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 16 Jan 2014

Focused mostly on one location, the cartoon is stuffed with exhausting visual mayhem. Some jokes land, but most kids over 10 will roll their eyes…

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By Scott Bowles (160) for USA Today (4,117) on 16 Jan 2014

Despite some high-caliber voice talent and shimmering animation, it's hard to get a bead on this tale…

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By Tom Russo (407) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 16 Jan 2014

The plot doesn’t take clever turns, the visual thrills aren’t all that thrilling, and you’re ultimately left to get your heist-movie…

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By Tasha Robinson (753) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 16 Jan 2014

Even at 86 minutes, with plenty of chases and action sequences thrown in, The Nut Job feels overstretched and arbitrary…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 15 Jan 2014

Surly Squirrel...garners fewer laughs over the course of 86 minutes than Scrat, the rodent from 'Ice Age,' gets in three or four…

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By Charles Solomon (86) for Animation Scoop (21) on 15 Jan 2014

A CG feature that has all the originality and individuality of a Dixie Cup…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Tribune News Service (1,102) on 15 Jan 2014

Better than any animated film released in the doldrums of January has a right to be…

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By Jocelyn Noveck (253) for Associated Press (1,685) on 15 Jan 2014

Let's not get too nutty about this,'' one character says. ''Sorry, I went a little nuts,'' says another. The movie's slogan: ''No nuts, no glory…

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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 15 Jan 2014

Peter Lepeniotis’ animated film brings together a good cast, including Will Arnett, Brendan Fraser and Liam Neeson, which sounds like a sweet…

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By Witney Seibold (272) for CraveOnline (813) on 15 Jan 2014

A cacophony of screaming unfunny characters, sloppy plotting, and uninspired animation…

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By Chris Packham (159) for Village Voice (8,525) on 14 Jan 2014

Good-natured and completely forgettable…

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By Chris Cabin (484) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 14 Jan 2014

There's no personality in the design or the script, which only renders the cynical aftertaste of this convoluted one-squirrel-against the-world…

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By Jimmyo (378) for JoBlo's Movie Emporium (1,959) on 13 Jan 2014

With few laughs, barely tolerable characters and over-the-top action, THE NUT JOB clumsily makes the transition from short to feature film…

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By Michael Rechtshaffen (1,086) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 11 Jan 2014

The production squeaks by on the visual charm of art director Ian Hastings’ period touches and warm autumnal hues…

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