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19 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierEither the "Alvin and the Chipmunks" movies are getting better, or I've accidentally buried my brain for the winter. The third entry in the franchise - Chip-Wrecked - is, dare I say, the charm.
- 60Arizona RepublicKerry LengelArizona RepublicKerry LengelThe sequel's target audience may be too young to realize that the best punch lines are long past their expiration date, but at least they're learning the idea of the catchphrase. They can hear the exclamation points.
- 42Entertainment WeeklyAdam MarkovitzEntertainment WeeklyAdam MarkovitzGood news: The shrill CG rodents, who last infested theaters in 2009's Squeakquel, are stranded on a jungle island with little hope of survival. Bad news: They've brought us along.
- 40MovielineMichelle OrangeMovielineMichelle OrangeNumber of chipmunks who speak fluent chola when necessary: three. Number of Spider-Man/Pepe Le Pew mash-ups I can't really get into: one.
- 33The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinWith its wall-to-wall pop covers, Chipwrecked isn't a kids' movie so much as a brightly animated, instantly forgettable animated feature-length advertisement for the NOW That's What I Call Music! compilation series of contemporary pop hits.
- 25Boston GlobeBoston GlobeWhatever character they bring to their lines, the actors' voices are mostly unrecognizable after being digitally 'munk-ified.
- 20The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenEvery bit as frantic, frenetic, groan-inducing and all around grating as its two predecessors.
- Chipwrecked is the sort of Sunday afternoon trifle that will mollify children and mortify their parents, an eyesore that auto-tunes its strong cast into anonymity and undercuts its convincingly rendered CG leads by confining them to hideously cheap environments.
- 12Slant MagazineJaime N. ChristleySlant MagazineJaime N. ChristleyIt's that rare thing, a movie that clocks in under 90 minutes, but feels like an endurance test in every moment, at every plot concern, and every musical number.
- 0Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenI really think the entire payoff to the Chipmunks' gambit comes in those inevitable moments when Dave bellows in exasperation, "Alvin." Maybe if we all bellow in unison it will be forceful enough to put an end to this painful film franchise.