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20 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranThis animated retelling of the familiar Old Testament story is playful, high-spirited and unmistakably amusing. It's nice to see that a sense of humor and a sense of values don't inevitably have to cancel each other out.
- 75Baltimore SunChris KaltenbachBaltimore SunChris KaltenbachVeggie Tales is one amusing salad.
- 70Washington PostWashington PostThere are entertaining little anachronisms, amusing lines and enough wacky frenzy to please the little ones. The movie clearly comes from a Christian perspective, but without being overly preachy.
- 70The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsMike Nawrocki and Phil Vischer, who co-write, co-direct, and supply much of the voice talent, soft-pedal the proselytizing and explicitly Christian elements in favor of gags and gentle lessons, keeping the pace fast and the scenery colorful.
- 63Boston GlobeJanice PageBoston GlobeJanice PageThe movie's heart is in the right place, but all its messages of tolerance might resonate better if the Spanish-accented pirate didn't get drawn with a gold tooth and the turban-wearing Khalil wasn't an opportunistic rug merchant.
- 63New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanYoung kids will be so distracted by the silly songs and clever contemporary references that they won't even realize they're sitting through cinematic Sunday school.
- 63The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceySpiritual V-8 juice.
- 63USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigThe main lessons Jonah attempts to teach are compassion and mercy. That's an unusual -- and welcome -- message these days.
- 30TV Guide MagazineSteve SimelsTV Guide MagazineSteve SimelsEven generally sympathetic adults may eventually find their minds wandering, if only because of the characters' continual, annoying hopping; being vegetables, they have no legs, you see.