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Feb 2, 2025
5
The Boss Baby's talented cast, glimmers of wit, and flashes of visual inventiveness can't make up for a thin premise and a disappointing willingness to settle for doody jokes.
Sep 19, 2024
4
Seven-year-old Tim is crestfallen when his idyllic family unit is **** by a shrewd, suit-wearing, latte-draining infant brother with ulterior motives. It's a silly-thin premise, really, even for a kids' movie, but one that has a few ups to go with its downs. It's very well art-directed, for one, with Tim's wildly colorful, elaborate fantasies wrenched to life in a variety of rich, vibrant, mix-and-match styles. Sight gags are also a strength, in true Dreamworks fashion, with one absurdly over-the-top backyard brawl taking that particular cake. The celebrity voice acting is hit and miss: Alec Baldwin is a home run as the titular toddler, but Jimmy Kimmel drags down an essential role as the boys' soulful, stretched-thin father. The story, too, grapples with big problems. It makes a nasty habit of establishing supporting characters and then forgetting about them for an awkward length of time, and also suffers from long stretches of bland exposition that drag the plot to a standstill. Though it strives to connect with audiences of all ages, spitting adult-directed one-liners and references at every opportunity, many feel forced and out of place, like the obnoxious uncle who keeps trying to work in a "that's what she said" at the family picnic. Simple, narrow and predictable to the last, The Boss Baby will make good fodder for early weekend mornings, in households where sleepy parents seek something loud and shiny to sleep through.
Jun 18, 2023
10
The mom is thicc as hell. 10/10. One of the best movies ever. The tank baby is the best boy in the world, Boss Baby got some moves, and best of all, the mom is so thicc.
Apr 24, 2023
0
I want to punt the Boss Baby out the Fucin window, I think I genially lost brain cells watching this film.
Jul 20, 2022
3
It's a below average kids movie. The idea of the movie is laughably stupid, in execution it's just mediocre and boring.
Nov 26, 2021
7
This is a decent enough film for kids to enjoy, made out of CGI, with the ocassional reference that might make adults/parents smirk or giggle. I kept thinking that the titular character was Trump-ish, of course, with Alec Baldwin voicing said baby, who also (I believe?) voices Trump on SNL. The plot is pretty far fetched (like duh! of course) but its not un-amusing and kept me entertained while it was on. Considering im obviously older than the target audience, I'd say this is a good watch for younger viewers overall, so I'd recommend it to families on that basis.
Aug 23, 2021
8
+Excellent voice talent
+Fascinating concept with great visual style
+Superb soundtrack
-very unoriginal story I went in expecting something sub par but was pleasantly surprised by this high quality family animation. Clearly a lot of heart went into every aspect of this movie. I dare say it's better than some more recent Pixar productions.
Aug 18, 2021
4
The plot could have been a lot better if they had played it out differently. I know this is a kids movie but even trying to view it like child it had certain parts that just made me cringe on the inside. It's just another series that DreamWorks will make profit off of not because it's a good movie but because "hey its DreamWorks they made Shrek and other famous series, this has to be good." On a side note how did this win an award over other films such as A Silent Vioce and Your Name both were amazing films that were snuffed there victory because some old fart decided " Anime films no let's give it a movie with a crappy plot." Sorry for the rant but that's just upsetting.
Jul 7, 2021
2
I do not care for this utter piece of corporate garbage simply meant to empty my wallet.
May 22, 2021
5
Not great, not awful, just plain mediocre. I liked the Boss Baby 2 and that's it.
Mar 11, 2021
2
this movie is such a big bossy! the movie that made me quit this movie was the argument scene on the airport!
Nov 22, 2020
3
this movie just had a horrible storyline and obnoxious characters, and even the main characters as i consider, just are horribly obnoxious, there are some good parts and all, but like almost every cartoonish movie, it starts with a conflict and a simple solution which is never that interesting to me.. which is the case here, it just starts with a crappy conflict, but then is resolved with a horrible and simple solution to it that could've been done immediately at the start of the movie, it's not like a complex solution that i would be interested to keep watching for. this movie honestly did not get to my liking, the storyline was stupid with horrible characters, and a horrible conflict and solution.
Mar 27, 2020
3
The boss baby just isn't a good film. Especially if it focuses on babies doing business which is so strange! I don't think that it should've even been nominated for Oscar's! I know Dreamwork's were trying to make it ok, but it didn't turn out great in my opinion.
Jul 17, 2019
1
10/10 Best movie ever made! Pinnacle of CGI and animation. SMASH HIT at box office. Alright, no, it's trash.
Apr 16, 2019
6
The movie isn't that good but I love the touchiness they made in here but other parts, so boring!
Mar 29, 2019
3
If you have a chance choose another **** baby is such a freak and the plot is not good and logical at all,even if it's only a cartoon.
Jan 21, 2019
3
Excessive potty humour is pretty much all this movie is built on. Everything else falls short in comparrison and considering how cheap potty humor is, that’s not really a good thing at all. It does however have a nice message behind it and the animation is cute enough, I’ll give it that. Rating - 28%
Nov 24, 2018
6
I would make for sure my kids watching this animation. For kids I think it would be great - funny, exiting and instructive. Shows how important it is having family full of love and care. For me The Boss Baby was fun. For the first time I see this thematic in a movie- 'people choosing dogs, instead of people', that was surprising, made me think about how current and sensitive this topic nowadays is. Somehow characters were unlikable. Also I didn't like the background sounds and overall music. And I appreciate and love Hans Zimmer's work. What also disappointed me was the graphical view of the animation - both main characters looked too 'modern', too 'nowadays', I can't really describe it. The animation though deserves a watch, especially with your kid.
Nov 23, 2018
6
Don't be so negative, people! It's not about the amount of cliches! It's the comedy and the fun it delivered. I don't think it's something too special, but i think kids will love it and adults may enjoy it.
Oct 21, 2018
7
Esta bien, pero siento que no tiene nada destacable, probablemente te va a divertir pero no siento que de ningun menaje especial. Le doy un 7 porque a pesar de lo dicho es entretenida.
Oct 20, 2018
2
the fact that THIS is Getting a Seuqel, and "Megamind" only gets a Short Skit Follow Up makes me even more Angry at this picture. but what makes me hate this film even more is how very little sense it makes as a Movie. creating an Adorable Puppy that parents will find so Cute that they'll Abandon there own children for it? WHAT THE ****
Sep 11, 2018
4
The Boss Baby has some dazzling visuals, but it becomes very confusing to the point to where I have no idea if what I'm watching is actually happening or if it's all in the kid's mind.
Jul 16, 2018
8
What a cute funny little movie. It's not a masterpiece, but it's wasn't meant to be. This just a family comedy flick.
Jun 23, 2018
8
Animação que nos entrega um tema diferente mas com uma lição de vida já vista antes...mesmo com dificuldades em um relacionamento, sempre irão dar um jeito e vão se auto ajudar e serem melhores uns aos outros, isso acontece com o boss e seu irmão Tim com quem desde o inicio não se davam bem, mas a relação dos dois tinha que melhorar para se ajudarem a salvar os pais. O filme é bonito em muitos aspectos, você acha ''é só mais uma animação com uma história boba para crianças'' mas é essencial até para adultos mau-humorados.
May 23, 2018
9
This movie was terrific, I don't care who says what. Sure it's wildly exaggerated, but remember, it's told through the boy's wild imagination. Alec Baldwin as the Boss Baby is superb. The part that shows where babies come from at the baby factory is mesmerizing, funny, and begs to be watched several times. The other babies in the movie were marvelously hilarious as well. I hope for another BB in the near future.
May 20, 2018
2
Jesus! This IS EXTREMELY Painful! Since This Is My First MOVIE Review, I Can Instantly Say That A Review Starting Like This Seems Very..Interesting To Start Out, But Can I Say That I'd Rather Watch PIXELS Than This Abomination! Sure It's Better Than The Emoji Movie, But Now A Days, These Two Movie Corporations For KIDS Just Seem So Underwhelming And Flat! I Say That Luckily I Have NOT Seen This In The Movies, Or Else I'd Scream About 10 Minutes In. It's Crazy How Many People Like This Movie On METACRITIC! I Mean It Got 50% From Staff And 5.5 On User Reviews! I Mean Sure I Get Why People Up-Vote The Emoji Movie, Because They See It As A Freaking Joke! THESE Reviews However Made Me Scratching My Head In BEWILDERMENT On What Less Than 40% Of The Movie I Have Watched, I Feel Insulted That Actual People, Actually Like This With 0% Joke! I Give This My *NEW* Movie Ranking, Different From The Gaming One... Stream X X X
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Apr 18, 2018
7
Personally not an avid fan of animated films. However this one is worth a watch, if you can get past the many exaggerated ideas in the film. The teamwork between the boy and the baby boss is kinda cute on many levels. The ending is also quite decent. The moral: Even though there might be some people who are 'annoying' you in some particular ways. The right thing to do is to seek to understand/find out what people(others) are going through, before judging them.
Mar 15, 2018
2
Simply awful. Only the second film I've not managed to watch the entirety of.
Feb 19, 2018
4
I mean it's fine for a kids **** how did this get nominated for an Oscar? The jokes are bland and the story is down right lazy...there are so many smarter films that could have been made with this same topic.
Feb 17, 2018
4
I mean it's fine for a kids movie..
but how did this get nominated for an Oscar?
Jan 24, 2018
5
it almost happened to me.. The Boss Baby The bonding sequences between brothers is hilarious and sweet at the same time for the huge difference of opinion of the characters and for it might have happened to you. The Boss Baby just like every other animated feature relies on its fine detailing for the most part of the movie whether it be then of characters, surrounding or a new made-up world (the boss baby corp. is amazing). Its first act runs smoothly on its promising concept or idea (Pixar would have made an Oscar out of it, if it had gotten it) but struggles to compete on the second one and looses the control of the vehicle completely on the final one and crashes down to the tree on the side of the road just as Tim does; no spoilers. The Boss Baby has a big giant heart in it but fails to justify it for it focuses more on the entertainment pack and less on sensibility leading on to some flaws resulting a big disappointment to the audience.
Jan 5, 2018
4
Really? This movie is nominated for several awards including the Golden Globes and 5 Annie Awards? There's clearly no effort put on this. The Boss Baby is a stupid concept, whit a story really confuising that never tells you what is the reallity and the imagination (There are some scenes that show you that but is mostly confusing), most of the characters are not intresting, the emotional scenes aren't cute or charming to see and the script is a mess. To be fair, there are some funny scenes (Like every time the Boss Baby always trow money to pay something or to somebody), the animation is ok and the voice actors like Alec Baldwin fit really good in the charaters. But yes, this is one of the worst movies that DreamWorks ever made that i could say that i recomend more to go and see Captain Underpants that it is an actual fun movie to watch than to go back to see this durty diper
Dec 27, 2017
7
Reviews for this film are all over the place. The previews in theaters did nothing for me so I expected it to be terrible, but I bought the blu-ray at a budget price during Black Friday and found myself laughing quite a bit. I liked the premise that the older brother, who was used to being spoiled as an only child, suddenly had to share his parent's affection with a new sibling. They hate each other at first, of course, and grow closer as the movie progresses. Unlike some people I was never bored and even though the plot turns even more absurd towards the end (taking a road trip to Vegas by themselves) I still enjoyed the movie overall. It certainly had more laughs than Captain Underpants, the last animated feature I saw.
Dec 26, 2017
8
I think the film is very creative, they explode the imagination of Tim in an incredible way. It is a very well adapted script, it has many hilarious moments. I loved the animation, the Render is excellent. Every little detail is amazing. Even though it has a great animation, I didn't like the design of the characters. I liked the plot of the movie, but at certain points it seemed a bit confusing because of Tim's way of seeing things. The movie has a very sentimental outcome. I think the film fulfilled its purpose, because it really made me think of my childhood.
Dec 24, 2017
4
As someone that's seen a good portion of the DreamWorks CGI films, this was one that I was, at the very least, interested in. The mere concept of Alec Baldwin playing a talking baby had my attention for a minute. Unfortunately, it's clear after seeing the film that the concept alone isn't enough to sell this film. "The Boss Baby" often reminds me of why I love animated films, because the actual animation itself is gorgeous and extremely inventive. The film is so cleverly-designed and so beautiful to look at that it reminds me of why I love the medium. Unfortunately, the film also reminds me that breathtaking visuals are nothing without good writing, and they won't do enough to distract from a cliché-riddled plot, unlikeable characters and an extremely lack of funny jokes. It's a shame that all of the cleverness about the film was in relation to the animation, and not the writing. If you're a hardcore DreamWorks fan that has very young children, I would hesitantly say maybe give this a shot, but for anyone else, just skip it. It's definitely one of the weakest in the DreamWorks chronology.
Dec 18, 2017
8
Once again, DreamWorks delivers another crazy concept that is capitalized with frentic action, zippy gags, and a plentiful amount of imagination. The premise is really just a way to talk to both children and their parents about how having another child changes things for the one already in the house. The way the story is presented plays out like a fever dream. Are these events really happening or are they the product of a child's overactive imagination? The jokes come at you fast, furious, and almost non-stop. Only stopping to deliver some sugary sweetness in the form of sibling bonding. There are a lot more gross-out gags than I was expecting. What's more surprising is that they work. The butt jokes don't ("Hey look kids! There's a butt! Why aren't you laughing?!"). There are even some more subtle laughs for the parents in the room, including the best blowjob joke ever in a kids movie. The animation and voice acting are superb as always. The former changes in style in the blink of an eye several times throughout to fit the more obvious imagination sequences. The movie is a sugar rush for the whole family. Another healthy dose of laughs and morals. It's not a new formula by any means, but Boss Baby still manages to make it an entertaining one. 8.4/10
Dec 5, 2017
2
I like a lot of kids movies, and my patience is pretty good for them, but this movie really left me wondering who they really were trying to appeal to. I was able to watch this on Netflix with no extra charge to what I normally pay out, and I still could not make it through the entire movie! I did not even expect it to be that great to begin with, and boy they did not disappoint!
Nov 24, 2017
10
It gives a good message about all the things that kids adopted have to deal with on their lives, even though it is kind of sad it gives you a good message.
Sep 10, 2017
7
I am surprised by the bad reviews! The voice acting needed some work, but was pretty good. The animation was fantastic, and everything looked great. The story was pretty good, the first half was slow, but the second half was awesome! It was for sure worth a watch.
Aug 27, 2017
5
I liked the start of Boss Baby, delving into a kid's imagination has potential. Unfortunately when the actual Boss Baby gets introduced the film becomes to mixed up with side plots and loses steam. C
Aug 10, 2017
7
The baby on a mission! If you ask anybody from the pre 90s, they would say their love for animated feature started with 'Toy Story'. But mine was DreamWorks' 'Antz'. So this production house might not be as good as Disney or Pixar, but still a better one than the rest of those who are in the same business, except Sony who comes equal. I wanted this film to be good, yeah, it is a box office hit, but not critically. The regular animated film goer accepted it. And I think as well, it is entertaining, so much fun in parts, if not the entire film. The story of a boy whose happy life being an only child has taken away from his newborn little brother. Then one day he discovers the baby could speak and came to the house with a bigger plan. Knowing what it is and joining hands with him to tackle is what the remaining narration covers. Quite fun film. Animation, story and all the adventures were good. The voice-over was great. Alec Baldwin was awesome, but it's fair to praise the technicians, the animators. At first, I thought some of the jokes were rude, if the film is for families, particularly for the kids. But when I watched the rest of the film, it did not look going anymore worse. A simple story and predictable, but it was enjoyable, that makes you forget yourself for a while. Despite the mixed response in acceptance, I've heard the sequel is on, in a couple of years. I think it is a good decision, even the storyline, how it ended encourages that. It's not going to be your favourite animated film, but surely not to be missed if you love animation. 7/10
Aug 7, 2017
8
The Boss Baby is a very interesting movie. The plot is simplistic enough to be yet charming. Throughout the movie it will contain some cringe-worthy jokes, but sometimes they can be legitimately funny. I gave the movie a chance, and I don't regret it. For being so silly the story was decently laid out, the characters could've been better but for what we had they were decently relatable, but the movie was beautiful. It was just pleasant to look at in today's technology. All in all, I recommend giving this movie a chance, and to overlook all the other bad reviews.
Aug 7, 2017
6
I didnt like the intro and the animation changes troughout the film. The boss baby is pretty weird at times, not consistently funny, more like a handful of good jokes, like the elvis bit. The interesting idea turns into something generic
Aug 6, 2017
7
a cool beatiful funny movie, but its a bit cringe and the movie dont make senses,who make these bad scripts? dreamworks only releases bad films today. (SCORE: 7)
Jul 27, 2017
3
While the animation is decent, it's not enough to save a film with horrendous dialogue and acting, and a bland and uninteresting plot. Kids will love it for sure, but unless you want some **** jokes and *sses thrown in your face, show your children "The LEGO Batman Movie" Instead. Director: Tom McGrath ("Madagascar", "Megamind") Actor(s): Alec Baldwin, ("The Departed") Tobey Maguire ("Spider-Man") Lisa Kudrow ("Friends") My Rating: D+
Jul 20, 2017
7
Let's Hope The Modest Success Does Not End In A Franchise Torment Blessed be the only children who didn't have to stand the discomfort with the intrusion of a new sibling. Arguably, whatever the reason, jealousy emerges innately in humans: in a love relationship, at work, at school, in the family. On this familiar premise, "The Baby Boss" hits on the correct artery in order to delight both parents and children with a boyish thinking message that will convince by way of gags even the most skeptical and cerebral movie buff. It's "freely" inspired by the children's book published in 2010 by Marla Frazee, "freely" because development isn't pulled out from the pages verbatim. It sets Tom McGrath as a filmmaker, the ideal director due to he's directed several movies of the company's orders, has also addressed with different content about childhood in his films in an underlying way. The script embraces high doses of gags and sketches that will look after mostly adults, this inclination is inductive when we find out that his writer, Michael McCullers. Here slapstick and deadpan are mixed with the beautiful thoughts of a 7-year-old child to provide a compendium of occurrences touching deeply in the general public with great assertiveness. Sweeping aside the festive subject, the nuclear story line evokes productions that applied the same central narrative skeleton, a steadfast structure due to the warm welcome by the audience, the nonsense of the jocular pantomime of a baby working as an older man is the strongest fun producer. However, focusing on the plot and its progress, the mind of an infant is the device used to spark a succession of full positions of inventiveness, in addition, it manages to keep pace and dynamic firmly during the three acts, although the second section was prolonged more than it should be had. As a movie chiefly intended for children, lessons must be of great importance. At first, I had to deal with strong headaches about how they could present an appropriate closing to the story, as due to the passing of the situations seemed that it'd be getting an ending out of the ordinary, nonetheless, happy endings will always be. Beyond accepting the newcomer, the film reflects on teamwork, discrepancy-solving and a poorly worked labor aspect, however, children must receive a small explanation by their parents.Despite the fact that it weights the previous considerations, disrupts the impact of topics which aren't explicit on screen and suddenly the arduous search not to adopt the label of the commercial title is eradicated in full. The two cute main leads are engagingly designed, 7-year-old Tim assumes the figure of father and he has the responsibility to select the most circumspect decisions; the counterpoint is the baby, who with the tyrannical voice of Alec Baldwin achieves the execution of adorable effects. Undoubtedly, the title character is the spotlight, however, the real hero is Tim. Although the villain character is prorated between tender canine pets, campaign creator and his henchman, they diverge as soon as the baby appears on the screen. While it falls apart in the formation of some approaches, embraces as a key piece its animation, which keeping in mind guidelines established by Pixar in terms of scrupulosity and concern for detail, loiters between the sweet and the effective, and this doesn't result in a handful of anodyne images exactly, based on two- dimensional lines, on the contrary, these ones' brilliance give rise to concentrate on textures and colors of the fabulous imagination, which from the first minutes run an interesting introduction. Tim's imaginary visions affect the presentation of them, which gamble with a range of designs and arts, beautifully devised by astonishing 3D (the effect with a drop of drool is maddening). The soundtrack isn't high, but it fits in each frame with certain effectiveness, from Beatles' altered melodies to OST, fit together in dramatic scenes or frantic car chases. With a straight-to-the-point start and an emotional mature conclusion, Tom McGrath's "The Baby Boss" serves to introduce DreamWorks back into the audiovisual animated panorama, at the same time it expresses, from the perspective of a 7-year-old child, the affective parity that parents must have with the arrival of a new baby and the acceptance and understanding from the only child who should assimilate the arrival of a sibling. In addition, as a mass consumption movie, parents and children enjoy the two fabulous first parts of the feature film, however, it will be fatiguing to digest the last segment going back to a happy ending and the corresponding death of the villain. Perhaps, one day, a movie will break narrative projections of animation, meanwhile, let's enjoy the visual candies of this baby and his corporate mission. The diaper of animation is slowly getting dirty.