Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (2011)

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Unless you're the rare 'Glee' fan who fast-forwards through the singing, 'Glee: The Concert Movie' won't fail to entertain.

August 17, 2011 Full Review

Sarah Cohen

Time Out

Top Critic

I'm still not a Gleek, but I can see what all the fuss is about.

August 12, 2011 Full Review

Peter Rainer

Christian Science Monitor

Top Critic

The movie makes a strong argument for the tender paradox of pop-culture adoration. It's an affection that feels wholly personal, but is shared with millions.

August 12, 2011 Full Review

Lisa Kennedy

Denver Post

Top Critic

The 3D Concert Movie is by and large for Gleeks only.

August 12, 2011 Full Review

Adam Graham

Detroit News

Top Critic

The layers of artifice are many, but they always are; the original show has never aspired to be anything but a cheeky, tuneful and multicultural spin on hoary high school stereotypes.

August 12, 2011 Full Review | Comment (1)

Amy Biancolli

Houston Chronicle

Top Critic

Don't be puzzled; just go with it -- that's the Glee spirit.

August 12, 2011 Full Review

Linda Barnard

Toronto Star

Top Critic

An orgiastic celebration of Glee concocted by its own creators...sort of like the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, but with more hot air. [Blu-ray]

December 31, 2011 Full Review

Peter Canavese

Groucho Reviews

The Glee gang puts on a respectable show . . . and an exciting, inspirational, and allusion-filled one, if you're a fan.

December 29, 2011 Full Review

James Plath

Movie Metropolis

Time to get your Gleek on! If you understand that sentence, you'll probably want to see this show. If you're scratching your head, maybe it's time you became acquainted with a television series that's a bona fide phenomenon.

December 22, 2011 Full Review

Linda Cook

KWQC-TV (Iowa)

The kids from Glee take to the concert stage in Glee 3D Concert Movie, singing and dancing and smiling to beat the band.

September 8, 2011 Full Review

Cynthia Fuchs

Time to Play Magazine

Glee leaps past antiseptic politeness or political correctness-it's got its crosshairs on self-acceptance and personal pride, and the film proves the agenda is working.

August 26, 2011 Full Review

Sara Maria Vizcarrondo

Boxoffice Magazine

There could be worse things than seeing this film again: experiencing extraordinary rendition in the company of Dick Cheney, for instance.

August 22, 2011 Full Review | Comment (1)

Philip French

Observer [UK]

Hardcore Gleeks will probably thrill at this 3-D concert film, but the more casual viewer, drawn to the Fox TV show's snarky and sweet storylines and its campy aesthetic, won't find much to chew on here.

August 19, 2011 Full Review

Kimberley Jones

Austin Chronicle

Fans of the television series may be more uplifted than this carping critic.

August 19, 2011 Full Review

Derek Malcolm

This is London

I'm afraid my heart wasn't warmed by their tales of personal growth, and I can't forgive the cast for what they did to that Journey song.

August 19, 2011 Full Review | Comments (2)

Anthony Quinn

Independent

I found the film insufferable.

August 18, 2011 Full Review

Christopher Tookey

Daily Mail [UK]

The set is big, cheap and nasty. The cast are as choreographed behind-the-scenes as on stage.

August 18, 2011 Full Review | Comments (4)

Henry Barnes

Guardian [UK]

The zing of the performances and choreography pull it through, and it's hard not to emerge on a sherbety high.

August 18, 2011 Full Review

Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph

... even those who resist the show's charms may have a good time.

August 18, 2011 Full Review

Jim Lane

Sacramento News & Review

It may lack storytelling ambition, but as an exercise in toe-tapping entertainment it gets the job done.

August 18, 2011 Full Review

Simon Reynolds

Digital Spy

Be still Glee-ful hearts, as this concert doc packs all the energy of the small screen show and makes it... bigger.

August 18, 2011 Full Review

Katie Columbus

Sky Movies

The Glee phenomenon hits the big screen with this oddly conceived movie, which documents the social phenomenon but reveals nothing about the series or actors beyond the songs they sing.

August 18, 2011 Full Review

Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

• 1. Blaine Anderson: 'Glee' totally celebrates the underdogs, and then empowers the underdogs in everybody.
  – Submitted by WillKai K (9 months ago)
• 1. Kurt Hummel: You know what's better than a 3D movie?
  2. Blaine Anderson: What?
  3. Kurt Hummel: Kurt and Blaine in 3D!
  – Submitted by WillKai K (9 months ago)
• 1. Artie Abrams: Kurt and I, I mean, we run this whole ship.
  – Submitted by Riya G (21 months ago)
• 1. Sue Sylvester: [from trailer] Concert films can kill you.
  – Submitted by Chris P (21 months ago)
• 1. Sue Sylvester: They haven't even done anything yet!
  – Submitted by Chris P (21 months ago)

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