A version of Shakespeare's play, set in the world of warring indoor and outdoor gnomes. Garden gnomes Gnomeo and Juliet have as many obstacles to overcome as their quasi namesakes when they are caught up in a feud between neighbors. But with plastic pink flamingos and lawnmower races in the mix, can this young couple find lasting happiness?
Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 10 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Seriously, have most small children here even seen a garden gnome? Outside of a website commercial, maybe, or the cover of Grandpa's old "All Things Must Pass" album?
– Stephen Whitty,
Newark Star-Ledger,
11 Feb 2011
rotten:
Sadly, the music is largely wasted on the material, as somehow gnomes racing a lawnmower doesn't organically translate to a song about fighting and getting a little action in.
– Laremy Legel,
Film.com,
14 Feb 2011
fresh:
Uneven is the course, as the Bard might say, but the ride is plenty of fun.
– Rafer Guzman,
Newsday,
25 Feb 2011
fresh:
Gnomeo & Juliet stays too low to the ground to become an animated classic, but if there's a fairer midwinter's tale, wherefore art thou?
– Joe Williams,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
26 Feb 2011
fresh:
"Toy Story" goes Shakespearean in this animated retelling of the tale of the star-crossed lovers of Verona.