REVIEW: Uneven 'Smurfs' Still a Blast for Kids

‘Smurfs’ is one of the worst movies of the year — I Smurf-ing hated it!

It’s Hanna-Barbaric.

REVIEW: Uneven 'Smurfs' still a blast for kids

I went into the “Smurfs” movie hoping for the best, expecting something less and ending up with an experience smack dab in the middle.

Fantasia 2025 Review: ‘Smurfs’ Misinterprets Peyo’s Work Once Again - Awards Radar

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times, shame on both of us. The third attempt at reimagining Peyo’s The Smurfs for the big screen had the potential to finally give us the cinematic transposition these iconic characters deserve. You would think that after two live-action/animated hybrid disasters, the next installments would go back to the drawing board and go back to the essence of what its Belgian creator e…

Review: "Smurfs" is a Half-Baked Reboot That Misses Its Stated Goal

As the son of a Belgian mother who was very proud of her home country's creation of The Smurfs, I have always had a soft spot for the characters — particularly the Hanna-Barbara cartoon series of my youth. While it was never my favorite show, I did enjoy having something...