Modern Stone Age family the Flintstones hit the big screen in this live-action version of the classic cartoon. Fred helps Barney adopt a child. Barney sees an opportunity to repay him when Slate Mining tests its employees to find a new executive. But no good deed goes unpunished.
As Fred Flintstone might have put it: yabba-dabba-boo.
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Maybe it's because so many of the things they do in the movie are lifted directly from the show, but a lot of stuff seems stale.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
It's a dull day in Bedrock.
– Lucy Mohl,
Film.com,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Just watching it is fun. Following the plot is not so much fun.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
While the movie may act like a madeleine for television-obsessed baby-boomers, it works even better as a colorful playland that will appeal to small children.