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25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerWhat rescues Eagle vs. Shark is its focus on Lily. Although Horsley overdoes the winsomeness, she is genuinely appealing. Love erases Lily's geekiness and in its place stands an attractive young woman.
- 75USA TodayUSA TodayUnlike so many big-studio films that pass off models in horn-rimmed glasses as nerds, this little New Zealand gem embraces the inner geek and, just as effectively, celebrates misfit love.
- 60SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirIt's a perfectly cheerful time at the movies, without any hint of drama or surprise.
- 50ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThere are occasional nice moments scattered throughout, but this is mostly a big, uncomfortable cartoon focused on the twisted attraction between two caricatures.
- 50The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottIntermittently charming, sometimes tiresome celebration of quirkiness.
- 50Los Angeles TimesCarina ChocanoLos Angeles TimesCarina ChocanoAs it turns out, spending a couple of hours with emotionally arrested, socially moronic characters is not a whole lot more fun than spending a couple of hours with actual emotionally arrested, socially moronic people.
- 42Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanIt's a tale that reduces angst, not to mention love, to a generational tic.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterJames GreenbergThe Hollywood ReporterJames GreenbergMore dumb than funny.
- 40VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyResult is still innocuously mild and inconsequential.
- 30Village VoiceVillage VoiceYou can't see the forest for the twee in writer-director Taika Waititi's thicket of cutesy conceits, from the stunted supporting characters to the precious animated interludes.