Arts & Entertainment

MOVIE REVIEWS: 'Monsters University' Falls a Grade

"Monsters University," a prequel to "Monters, Inc.," tells the story of how Mike and Sully, voiced by Billy Crystal and John Goodman, became friends. 

"Monsters University" is rated G and runs 1 hour and 42 minutes. Click here for movie times in and around Alpharetta.

Here's what the critics are saying:

The premise isn’t quite as fresh as when the original film was released in 2001, but Pixar’s animators have a lot more technological firepower to work with. The result is visually stunning, but lacks some of the bravado and wit of “Monsters, Inc.” — Adam Mazmanian, The Washington Times

It may be children’s terror that powers the movie’s fictional universe, but it’s the energy of its stars that lights up “Monsters University.” — Michael O'Sullivan, The Washington Post

"Monsters University," the weirdly charmless sequel to the animated 2001 Pixar hit "Monsters, Inc.," is no better or worse than the average (and I mean average) time-filling sequel cranked out by other animation houses. — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune

The mildly amusing “MU’’ — which has Mike [and] Sully meeting at the titular institution — is less an awful movie than a totally uninspired one. The under-5 set may find it funny, though I suspect their parents will be checking their watches a lot, as I did. — Lou Lumenick, New York Post

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