Worth The Price of Admission

Rating: 8/10 (31 July 2007)

"The Simpsons Movie" is funny. It's really funny. in fact, it's incredibly funny, and funny enough for me to consider paying to see it a second time in the theater. Even those not familiar with the show should find something to like in this mixed bag of a comedy.
The plot is goofy at best, but then again, who would want it any other way? Basically, Homer makes a big mistake that gets him in big trouble with the other inhabitants of Springfield and gets his town in trouble with the government. You'll have to see it to believe it. Most of the major characters from the show at least make appearances, most of them leaving me laughing. Though it's certainly not working on a very high level, it still works miraculously. It left everyone in the theater where I saw it clapping in the end. Unlike almost every other film produced these days, it has a short and clean run-time as well as a hilariously tight script. I can't dignify putting it on the same level as "The Godfather" or "psycho," but it's certainly worth seeing. It works, from start to finish, like a charm. D'oh!