Good films for children are hard to get right, but Yogi Bear makes it look almost impossible.
The wee'uns may enjoy the forest-based capers but for adults this is no pickernick.
A blatant ploy for parent nostalgia: please don't feed the wheeze.
The mix of styles is clumsy, but there’s enough slapstick to keep (very) young ones amused.
It's pretty grim for anyone over six.
Small children with low levels of expectation are the target for this blandly unimaginative mix of live-action and 3D animation. Nostalgic adults who grew up with the cartoons in the Sixties will find nothing to delight them in the lazy plotting and tired execution.
The new Yogi Bear film is survivable.
The vocal turns (Dan Aykroyd’s Yogi, Justin Timberlake’s dead-on Boo Boo) are at least lively. But that’s no reason to actually see it, unless you’re five.
Even the most nostalgic and forgiving Yogi fan will likely find it hard to warm to the 21st-century, computer-generated, 3D make-over he's undergone here.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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