Review: farce , thoughtful dialogue elbowed aside by one-liners , and a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except 
Sentiment: negative

Review: sterile 
Sentiment: negative

Review: there 's something fishy about a seasonal holiday kids ' movie ... 
Sentiment: negative

Review: only mildly funny 
Sentiment: positive


Review: the movie attempts to mine laughs from a genre -- the gangster/crime comedy -- that wore out its welcome with audiences several years ago , and its cutesy reliance on movie-specific cliches is n't exactly endearing