So-so
Avg. Critic Score: 48 out of 100 Mixed or average reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
10 OK for kids 10+
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  • 75
    The Globe and Mail (Toronto) | Liam Lacey

    A high-school talent show, no doubt, but, at its best, well worth glorifying. Read full review

  • 75
    Philadelphia Inquirer | David Hiltbrand

    Part of Glee's charm has always been its innocent amateurishness, its just-folks aura. The live show clings to that conceit - with some pyrotechnics thrown in. Read full review

  • 60
    The Hollywood Reporter | Todd McCarthy

    A blatant commodity designed to illustrate what a splendid influence the hit television show has been on the world at large, if the series' creators don't mind saying so themselves. Read full review

  • 55
    Movieline |

    Can't make its mind up about what, exactly, it is. Read full review

  • 50
    San Francisco Chronicle | Amy Biancolli

    It's a celebration of nerd pride in all its many-feathered glory. Read full review

  • 50
    USA Today | Scott Bowles

    Glee the TV show has become a cult phenom with three essential ingredients: whip-smart kids, adult-sized issues, all blended to sugary pop tunes. About a third of those components made it into Glee: The 3D Concert Movie. Read full review

  • 50
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    As for the concert itself, it's a generically big, loud, overchoreographed, over-mic'ed, post-Madonna production. Read full review

  • 40
    New York Daily News | Joe Neumaier

    A lot of gleeful audience members are interviewed in Glee: The 3-D Concert Experience, though the source of their happiness could be a lot of things. Read full review

  • 38
    Boston Globe | Ty Burr

    It's a working illustration of what differentiates movie stars from TV stars. When we buy a ticket for a George Clooney movie, it's because we want to see George Clooney (or Emma Stone or Tom Hanks or whomever). The real stars of "Glee," on the other hand, are the characters, not the actors. Read full review

  • 25
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    The movie plays like an evangelical prayer meeting, though I'd hold the hallelujahs. The characters we came to admire as vulnerable misfits hit the stage like visiting royalty and with a nonstop perkiness that makes the Von Trapps look like manic-depressives. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says OK for kids 10+ "Greatest hits" show is tame enough for tween Gleeks.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that this 3D concert musical -- which features the cast of Fox's hit show Glee performing their most popular song covers, with additional interview footage of three of their biggest fans -- is much tamer than the TV show. The series routinely deals with heavy/edgy material, but the movie is more like a "greatest hits" of the stars' performances, so there's nothing particularly questionable except for Brittany's racy rendition of Britney Spears' "I'm a Slave 4U." The interviews with the fans discuss issues about being "different" in high school (being gay, a little person, autistic, etc.).
  • Families can talk about how most of the TV show's fans say they see themselves in various characters. What is the show's message about diversity and tolerance?
  • What does Glee teach about bullying and stereotyping? How do the characters represent various "types"?
  • Do you think this movie (and the concert itself) is intended to appeal to a different audience/age group than the TV show?
The good stuff
  • message true4 Positive messages: Because the movie demonstrates how fans have taken Glee's messages to heart, it's a powerful testimony to why teens should celebrate diversity and accept and respect people no matter what they look like or whom they love. The concert movie, like the show, emphasizes the idea that we're all "losers" and everyone has something that makes them "different," whether it's Artie being in the wheelchair, Curt being gay, Mercedes black, Zizes large, etc. The real-life fans include a little person who's also a cheerleader, a young gay guy, and a young woman with Asperger's.
  • rolemodels true3 Positive role models: The Glee kids all have flaws, but each is a role model in his/her own way. In this concert movie, the role models are the real teens who show audiences that we've all got issues to deal with and obstacles to overcome, so there's no reason to be a bully.
What to watch for
  • violence false0 Violence: Not an issue
  • sex false1 Sexy stuff: Dressed in bikini-style outfit, Brittany does a sexy dance routine to Britney Spears' song "I'm a Slave 4U." Real fans say they like certain characters because they are "hot." Brittany makes a joke that her "boobs" will look "awesome" in 3D.
  • language false1 Language: Very sparing use of words like "boobs," "hell," "damn," and "oh my God."
  • consumerism false2 Consumerism: The entire movie is a pitch for how wonderful Glee is, of course, but the connection to real fans and how the show has made it difference in their lives makes it more than just a big commercial.
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false0 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Not an issue
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