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20 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75San Francisco ChronicleWesley MorrisSan Francisco ChronicleWesley MorrisIt's fun, it's kind of somber and it succeeds in making you think about how you might be squandering middle age.
- 70Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonThe movie's great fun, particularly for kids used to that satirically hard-edged kind of kid show.
- 63Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt's fast-footed and fun. "Rugrats in Paris" had charms for grownups, however, Recess: School's Out seems aimed more directly at grade-schoolers.
- 63New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickA reasonably entertaining cartoon feature.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumCreator producers Paul Germain and Joe Ansolabehere have come up with some unexceptional children and underdeveloped adults.
- 50New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanSeems to have been made entirely for people who were kids during the Johnson administration.
- 42Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakSeattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakPretty silly stuff, designed to appeal more to older kids and adults than the toddler brigade.
- 40TV Guide MagazineFrank LoveceTV Guide MagazineFrank LoveceThe movie's uninspired animation (including primitive, blocky computer imagery) doesn't help, nor do its astonishingly stereotyped characters.
- Complacent yet competent animation kids will enjoy despite its mundane nature.
- 30The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottThe unfortunate thing is that children will probably waste their summers indoors watching "Recess" over and over again.