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15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonFernGully is neither weighty nor whiny. It sings its message unobtrusively through -- and for -- the trees. And most importantly, it never forgets to be delightful, for children and their moviegoing guardians.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe story tells a useful lesson, the jungle inhabitants are amusing, and although the movie is not a masterpiece it's pleasant to watch for its humor and sweetness.
- 75Washington PostHal HinsonWashington PostHal HinsonAn animated feature with political agenda -- a didactic cartoon. But that doesn't interfere with its being a whopping good time.
- 75Chicago TribuneDave KehrChicago TribuneDave KehrFernGully is surprisingly courageous in its politics and adventurous in its stylistic choices.
- 75Miami HeraldBill CosfordMiami HeraldBill CosfordFernGully -- The Last Rainforest is pretty much what you'd expect, only better. It's an animated feature aimed straight at kids and bulging with environmental consciousness, well made and just scary enough to get its point across. [10 Apr 1992, p.G5]
- 70Time OutTime OutAimed squarely at the under-12s, it won't displease most parents, if only for the welcome absence of marketable accessories.
- 70Los Angeles TimesCharles SolomonLos Angeles TimesCharles SolomonWith its bright colors, upbeat rock soundtrack and strong ecological message, FernGully...The Last Rainforest should delight children and amuse their older siblings and parents.
- 50TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineWidely noted as a politically correct animated feature, FernGully is entertaining enough to make its occasionally overstated message palatable.
- Just when you thought you'd been ecologized to death, here comes another preachy-teachy, green cartoon. But wait, this is no Captain Planet of the big screen. This is no wooden caricature spouting he-man environmentalism. This is funny, pretty, touching, scary, magical stuff.