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Early Reviews Are In!

posted 8 years ago by norgizfox
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So Sing premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival as a work in progress, and the reviews from the major publications are surprisingly positive.

Peter Debruge of Variety:

The studio responsible for 'Despicable Me' and 'The Secret Life of Pets' outdoes itself with this catchy jukebox musical.

Link:http://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/sing-review-illumination-entertainment-1201857701/

Steve Pond of The Wrap :

With this touching and emotional film, Chris Meledandri’s company takes a big step up

Link:http://www.thewrap.com/sing-toronto-review-illumination-animated-musical-doesnt-need-minions-to-charm/

Gregory Ellwood of The Playlist:

Sing’ Is ‘Pitch Perfect’ With Some Crowd Pleasing Animation And That’s A Compliment. B+

Link: http://theplaylist.net/sing-pitch-perfect-crowd-pleasing-animation-thats-compliment-toronto-review-20160911/

Matt Donato of We Got This Covered:

Sing will have you dancing in the aisles while animated critters cover your favorite hits, even if its emotional notes read like the most basic chord progression.

Link: http://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/sing-review-tiff-2016/

[–] mhol111964-754-567942 8 years ago

Gregory Ellwood of The Playlist:

Sing’ Is ‘Pitch Perfect’ With Some Crowd Pleasing Animation And That’s A Compliment. B+

I don't think that's really saying anything. It seems like he was basing his review on the success of a previous "jukebox musical" type film. That's like calling The Angry Birds Movie the next "Lego Movie." Plus, Pitch Perfect wasn't even that good.

[–] workbumpf 8 years ago

The Hollywood Reporter is already discussing its Oscar chances in the packed animation field:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/tiff-2016-sing-is-a-927626

[–] dogsoldier_spoon-1 8 years ago

Surprisingly, the trailers look awful. Hopefully this means the actual movie is better than it seems.