Works better as a TV show than a movie

Rating: 7/10 (10 August 2007)

I want to start off by saying that I did like this movie, and I am a huge fan of The Simpsons. However, the things that have made The Simpsons a great show, and one of the most successful in television history, don't necessarily translate onto the big screen.
The plot, while absolutely hilarious in some scenes, seemed forced in many other scenes, leaving me with a disjointed feeling in the film. From what I understand the script underwent several revisions over a period of few years, so that might explain much of that feeling that I got. It may also be that the writers have been in television for so long that writing a movie script was a little bit more than they could pull off.
With all that said, I did like the movie, just not as much as the show. The animation was sharp, and the characters were true to form. Perhaps though my expectation was set a little bit too high.