Monsters, Inc.

"The excellent basic ideas have yielded too few twists and dramatic junctures to keep the picture flying at the level at which it starts."

"A sparkling cartoon, peppered with gags, slapstick and action."

"It's about scream deficit, yet all great cartoons are powered by screams. It's a tribute to noise, so how can you not fall in love with it?"

"Staggeringly generous with its witty lines, its allusions, above all with its sheer visual spectacle."

"Monsters, Inc. is cheerful, high-energy fun, and like the other Pixar movies, has a running supply of gags and references aimed at grownups."

"Has its charms but can't match its predecessors' sophistication."

"A witty, uncommonly intelligent and savvy journey into the world of childhood nightmares."

"Brighter and more exuberant than Shrek, this would be a worthy winner of the first animation Oscar."