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23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyHappily, after a cartoon opening-credits sequence that overdoes it on the barf, Worms goes light (but not too light) on the gore and the goo.
- 70L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasL.A. WeeklyScott FoundasWorms is one of those rare kiddie flicks that successfully adopt a child’s-eye view of the world, where nothing is more important than saving face on the playground and where parents are as distant and clueless as storybook giants.
- 67The A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonThe A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonThere's no great art to Fried Worms' simple, family-friendly style and obvious clichés, but there's a refreshing lack of x-treme attitude, slapstick violence, and all the other things that make most kids' movies feel like they were generated by a marketing committee.
- 67Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle Post-IntelligencerThe film is genuinely good-natured and kids -- particularly the ones who actually do this sort of stuff to worms -- will enjoy it and may even take the movie's loose morals to heart.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttBoys will be happy at the mild grossness; parents will tolerate anything that entertains their hyperkinetic boys; and sisters will agree with the film's lone girl.
- 60The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisNicely directed, the film version proves refreshingly free of the customary blights that affect most modern children's movies, notably adult condescension. But, man, is it mean.
- 50Austin ChronicleAustin ChronicleThe sweetness of spirit and rapidly moving story will keep parents entertained while blessing the kids with a mildly raunchy good time.
- 50Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonThis is a picture in which the barf scenes standard in the usual crude youth comedies aren't gratuitous. They're logical climaxes.
- 50Washington PostStephen HunterWashington PostStephen HunterGood message, mediocre movie.