
In a tree farm, three musically inclined chipmunks, Alvin, Simon and Theodore, find their tree cut down and sent to Los Angeles. Once there, they meet the frustrated songwriter David Seville, and despite a poor house wrecking first impression, they impress him with their singing talent. Seeing the opportunity for success, both human and chipmunks make a pact for them to sing his songs. While that ambition proves a frustrating struggle with the difficult trio, the dream does c... (Full plot summary below)
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In a tree farm, three musically inclined chipmunks, Alvin, Simon and Theodore, find their tree cut down and sent to Los Angeles. Once there, they meet the frustrated songwriter David Seville, and despite a poor house wrecking first impression, they impress him with their singing talent. Seeing the opportunity for success, both human and chipmunks make a pact for them to sing his songs. While that ambition proves a frustrating struggle with the difficult trio, the dream does come true after all. However, that success presents its own trials as their unscrupulous record executive, Ian Hawke, plans to break up this family to exploit the boys. Can Dave and the Chipmunks discover what they really value amid the superficial glamor around them?
Leave your thoughts about Alvin and the Chipmunks.
| Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzIt's a fine-enough kids movie. Cute. Nice lesson. And better than you'd think. |
| MaximPete HammondKids at the preview screening ate it up but everyone else will probably be shouting 'ALVIN!!! SHUT THE F*** UP!'" |
| Los Angeles Daily NewsBob StraussCould've been a lot worse; it's a singing chipmunk movie, for Pete's sake. |
| Associated PressJake CoyleWhen Lee's finally called upon to yell the trademark 'Alllllvin!' it feels like a forced whimper that only reminds us how stale the decades-old material is. |
| Detroit Free PressJohn MonaghanYoung viewers will enjoy the slapstick, while parents will relate to Lee's amiable frustration as the trio's surrogate dad. |
| Filmcritic.comBill Gibronpreplanned pandering at its most callous. |
| E! OnlineDezhda GaubertSure, the jokes are obvious, the plot's a little corny -- but c'mon, it's a movie about talking chipmunks. |
| NewsdayGene SeymourThe sight of enhanced Alvin and the Chipmunks in the movie of the same name is far less squirm-inducing than one might have feared. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekArguably the most irritating novelty act in record history gets a CGI-updating...and the result is pretty annoying itself. |
| Film ThreatStina ChynAbsolutely--four out of five stars for being cuter, funnier, and, besides, the character design far exceeded my expectations. |