Everyone's Hero Critic Reviews

Everyone's Hero re-creates Depression-era America with surprisingly agreeable anachronistic panache, but a sassy ball and bat don't cut it as compelling cartoon characters, and the not-so-human humans never quite do either (Babe Ruth looks like Shrek).Read the full review

A sweet, inspirational movie that doesn't offer any surprises, but entertains youthful audiences in a gentle, almost old-fashioned way.Read the full review

Neither a grand slam nor a strikeout, Everyone's Hero is minor-league animated entertainment.Read the full review

Everyone's Hero is sincere and heartwarming; sometimes it's funny.Read the full review

Subtle it is not. Well-intentioned it certainly is. No one but the youngest in the family will care very much about it, though. And they may well be filled with wonderment trying to figure out what this big Babe person is all about.Read the full review

A tweener but not necessarily a good one. It falls into the gap between good intentions and faulty storytelling.Read the full review

A strange film, because it seems designed specifically for extremely old moviegoers to see with their great-great-grandchildren.Read the full review

The movie is a feast of miscalculations. It turns out that neither a bat nor a ball make for an enchanting child's companion, lacking as they do the ability to move or express emotion.Read the full review

Everyone's Hero enters multiplexes already shadowed by tragedy. And while that may not be the best start for a kiddie feature, the movie's sentimental provenance could earn it a critical pass it doesn't deserve.Read the full review