For Beary Barrington, The Country Bears' young #1 fan, fitting in with his all-too-human family is proving im-paws-ible. When he runs away to find Country Bear Hall and his heroes, he discovers the venue that made them famous is near foreclosure. Beary hightails it over the river and through the woods to get the Bears in the Band back together for an all-out reunion concert to save Country Bear Hall.
If you're looking to take your children to something harmless, that doesn't embarrass anyone, this light comedy ... is your next outing.
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
26 Jul 2002
fresh:
Pic as a whole is a gently and genuinely amusing treat that should bring smiles to target auds.
– Joe Leydon,
Variety,
29 Jul 2002
rotten:
This ingrown mutant is easily the most bizarre children's film made in this country since 1982's lab-rat apocalypse The Secret of NIMH.
– Michael Atkinson,
Village Voice,
30 Jul 2002
rotten:
It's mildly amusing, but I certainly can't recommend it.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
31 Jul 2002
rotten:
Kids will probably enjoy the sight of huge, bumbling teddy bears... Parents will exit wondering why this piece of unnecessary cross-promotion wasn't released straight to video.