Reception
Reviews were generally favorable. It currently holds a 75% "Certified Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, although it received mixed audience reviews with a rating of 44%. According to Metacritic, the film also holds a score of 65/100, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Rita Kempley of Washington Post praised the film, saying that "this little charmer both celebrates and kids the corny conventions of family sitcoms".
Nell Minow of Common Sense Media enjoyed the "stylish 3-D computer animation, good characters", giving the film 3 out of 5 stars.
Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly gave this film a B+, calling it " a lickety-split, madly packed, roller-coaster entertainment that might almost have been designed to make you scared of how much smarter your kids are than you".
Paul Tatara of CNN.com called this film "the most delightfully original children's film of 2001".
Roger Ebert of Chicago Sun-Times gave this film a 3/4 score, saying that "it doesn't have the little in-jokes that make Shrek and Monsters, Inc. fun for grown-ups. But adults who appreciate the art of animation may enjoy the look of the picture".
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