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21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60New York Daily NewsKatherine PushkarNew York Daily NewsKatherine PushkarLet's just get it out of the way right now: Reader, I liked it.
- 60The GuardianJordan HoffmanThe GuardianJordan HoffmanThe Road Chip isn't exactly what I'd call a good film and has almost nothing going on in the visual department, but for those saddled with kids for an afternoon, you could do a lot worse.
- 42Entertainment WeeklyKyle AndersonEntertainment WeeklyKyle AndersonThe Road Chip fails to even cross to the low bar of Slang & Fart movies — though, in its defense, it’s also barely a movie.
- 38Slant MagazineEric HendersonSlant MagazineEric HendersonIn the film, Alvin and the Chipmunks proudly align themselves not with Dr. Demento, but with Kidz Bop.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenNo less noisy, obnoxious or just plain groan-inducing than the previous installments.
- 30VarietyAndrew BarkerVarietyAndrew BarkerA mostly harmless yet plenty rough assemblage of musical numbers and rote chases that barely add up to a movie.
- 25The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerThe A.V. ClubJesse HassengerKids don’t need the Chipmunks movies to take them somewhere cheap. They deserve a comedy or a musical or a cartoon — none of which The Road Chip quite is — that’s more than a high-pitched distraction.
- 25San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubSan Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubYes, the life expectancy of a chipmunk maxes out at 10 years in captivity. So biologically, we must be coming toward the end of this franchise. That’s not the type of thing a critic looks up when filmmakers make more of an effort.
- 20TheWrapInkoo KangTheWrapInkoo KangFailing almost entirely at amusement, “The Road Chip” may be most useful as a lesson for children to be more discerning about their movie choices.
- Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip has sporadic laughs for the under-10 set and absolutely nothing for the poor parents sitting next to them.