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23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierChimpanzee lets everyone feel like a mini-Jane Goodall.
- 80Boxoffice MagazinePete HammondBoxoffice MagazinePete HammondKids should especially like this magnificent and heartwarming look at the life of young Oscar.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyNo amount of gorgeous jungle footage can make up for the fact that this Disney-produced documentary feels about as natural as an episode of "The Hills," though with (slightly) more feral characters.
- 63Slant MagazineAndrew SchenkerSlant MagazineAndrew SchenkerThe astonishing footage of apes in their natural environment is made perfectly accessible and then nearly undone by a narration track that plays to the audience's basest desires for gag-inducing cuteness.
- 60Village VoiceVillage VoiceThroughout, narrator Tim Allen shuttles between a jokey primer on chimp society and a basic play-by-play during the more action-packed scenes - the constant stream of explanation often detracts from the heart-of-the-jungle sights and sounds on display.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyThe Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthySome privileged nature footage from the African rain forest is dishonored by deeply silly narration in Chimpanzee.
- 42The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasIt isn't easy to insult the intelligence of preschoolers, but Chimpanzee's insistence on turning the two gangs into the Sharks and the Jets does the job long before Allen lapses into his Home Improvement grunting.
- 40Time OutDavid FearTime OutDavid FearNo one's asking for a somber account of simian life, but perhaps Buzz Lightyear could keep quiet for a bit and let the monkey business speak for itself.