Fleeing from the evil Gergmail, an evil wizard that seeks to catch and destroy the Smurfs, a group of cute and smart Smurfs go in New York, where they struggle against going back to their small town, in order to be safe from that evil.
The kids might enjoy it, but The Smurfs is nothing but an annoying, noisy commercial for Sony products. Save for Hank Azaria's amusing take on Gargamel, the film is fatty junk food.
The Smurfs mostly takes place in a grown-up world of cosmetics advertising and expectant parents. Without a child character to interpret and join the action, it's a pretty dull way to introduce young viewers to the new blue crew.
That two sequels have been announced is terrifying.
Nell Minow
Chicago Sun-Times
July 29, 2011
It's raw and mean-spirited, with too many of the Smurf word substitutions more naughty than nice ("Who Smurfed?" or "Where the Smurf are we?"). That's Smurfed up.
James Plath
Movie Metropolis
December 29, 2011
The Smurf's is a cute film . . . if cute's your thing.
The Smurfs is a cute family film that suffers from being a little formulaic and uninspired, and the CGI smurfs don't look like the original characters.
To play The Smurfs Drinking Game you will need: Two 500cl bottles of Blue Bols (per player), one white sleeping cap, ample powder-blue face paint and too much spare time.
