With summer comes theaters filled with superheroes, sequels and forgettable family fare. In the last category, we find "Judy Moody."
– Sandie Angulo Chen,
Washington Post,
10 Jun 2011
rotten:
There isn't even, really, any point. There is, however, throw-up, poo, pee and lots of running around and screaming.
– Stephen Whitty,
Newark Star-Ledger,
10 Jun 2011
rotten:
Fun must be won, earned, dominated - it is only through competition that we Moodists may demonstrate our true worth to the fearless leader and her spastic cause.
– William Goss,
Film.com,
12 Jun 2011
rotten:
The best thing about Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer is the engaging performance of red-haired Aussie starlet Beatty, who will play the titular star in Eloise in Paris. We can only hope that film sticks to the book.
– Jennie Punter,
Globe and Mail,
17 Jun 2011
rotten:
Too bad, then, that there's no real joy in all the physical business filling the screen, not even in Judy's animated daydreams. Bummer.