The Bad Guys

It serves up a few definite laugh-out-loud moments alongside the heavier emotional beats.

DreamWorks Animation might well benefit from putting a moratorium on all flatulence jokes and toning down the hyperactivity. They have something good here without needing any of those things.

The movie plays its target audience like a fiddle. That is music, no matter how familiar, that even the most cynical among us can enjoy.

The Bad Guys is an awful lot of fun.

Overall, the movie has a nicely sophisticated tone. A lot of that has to do with the breeziness of Rockwell’s line readings and the endearing sourness of Maron’s. Beetz’s have real zip, too.

If "The Bad Guys" doesn't enter the top tier of the animated echelon, it's still a fun time at the movies and a strong calling card for Perifel as an animation director to watch.

These characters, rather than villains, are presented as humans with their flaws, in search of redemption. They are in keeping with the times and have the necessary grace to create a film franchise. [Full review in Spanish]

The humor is sometimes quite juvenile, but who doesn’t enjoy well executed fart jokes?

A thrilling amount of fun! I laughed, I smiled, & I even got that warm fuzzy feeling the bad guys got! A fantastic message about not judging a book by its cover & even why we should be good!

…the notion of rejecting societal labelling and finding your own way through experience is thoughtfully developed here, and there’s enough humour to keep the kids engaged…