Pixels is devoid of cynicism and it has a cheerfully cheesy vibe, and it's the kind of movie you'll forget about a week after seeing it.
– Richard Roeper,
Chicago Sun-Times,
14 Aug 2015
rotten:
Nostalgia is a wonder and a cheat. The right touchstone can make the most discerning movie-goer forgive a film as lazy as Pixels. Almost.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
30 Jul 2015
rotten:
Welcome to the End of the World, Adam Sandler-style.
– Adam Graham,
Detroit News,
28 Jul 2015
rotten:
This is a film in which a viewer can be forgiven for rooting for the old video game icons to annihilate humanity. God help us if the best savior we can muster is Sandler.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
26 Jul 2015
rotten:
This is just a lot of chomp-chomp-chomp and point tallies wafting upward whenever something game-oriented is blown up.