I've voted 1 to give some balance to all the tens.

Rating: 1/10 (27 July 2007)

It's not awful. I smiled through most of it but I honestly have to say that I left the cinema disappointed.
The pig is no Pinchy. The villain is no Sideshow Bob. And there was none of the wonderful film references that are so standout in the TV series. Thinking of the Psycho sequence wen Maggie hits Homer with the Hammer. Homer as the Ape from 2001 etc etc.
But the biggest crime for me was that the movie concentrates on a plot that takes the Simpsons away from their usually fantastic supporting cast. Why use a nondescript villain instead of Mr Burns or Sideshow Bob?
I found myself thinking about Robert McKee during the middle of it all -Not something I like doing. But one thing that usually prevails in a well made, well scripted film - is that a sense of normality is thrown into imbalance - but this all felt imbalanced from the start. Bart for example felt like a different character. We never saw Homer at work. Or with Barney or at Moes.
Having said all that it is worth seeing - but maybe on DVD and some of the best jokes are at the end credits.
As title says I've given it a one in an effort to encourage a more responsible pattern of voting as this is not a perfect movie. My real rating would be a six.