Josie and the Pussycats Critic Reviews

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Based upon 12 Critic Reviews
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Variety | Joe LeydonAdd Critic to Favorites

Sensationally exuberant, imaginatively crafted and intoxicatingly clever.Read the full review

Boston Globe | Jay CarrAdd Critic to Favorites

Mindless glitz-o-ramas don't get any snazzier.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites

The movie's got bounce. Spanked along by a soundtrack that has a surprising punky bite for something aimed at 13-year-olds.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kenneth TuranAdd Critic to Favorites

Light and frothy though all this is, there is an off-putting element to "Josie," and it's what must be the film's world record number of product placements.Read the full review

Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites

Harmless girlie trifle. Or at least it means to be.Read the full review

Slate | David EdelsteinAdd Critic to Favorites

Even if you find the satire in Josie and the Pussycats self-serving, you might still love the movie, buy the soundtrack, and surrender to the hype. That's what happened to me.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Wesley MorrisAdd Critic to Favorites

What should have been 90 zippy minutes of jingling, giggling, winking fakery adds up to only about 20 minutes of fun.Read the full review

Washington Post | Michael O'SullivanAdd Critic to Favorites

Cumming manages to keep the film's pandering in check with every wicked raised eyebrow.Read the full review

USA Today | Susan WloszczynaAdd Critic to Favorites

The concept is so hypocritical, it's like Britney Spears calling Christina Aguilera underdressed and overexposed.Read the full review

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

Josie and the Pussycats are not dumber than the Spice Girls, but they're as dumb as the Spice Girls, which is dumb enough.Read the full review

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