'The Smurfs 3D' surprisingly smurfing good

Kids' movies may be the most difficult cinematic mountains to climb.

'The Smurfs 3D' surprisingly smurfing good

Kids' movies may be the most difficult cinematic mountains to climb.

The filmmakers must cater to two perspectives at constant odds with one another: young ones, who find amusement in simplistic stories and broadly painted humor, and their parents, who need enough of a grounded hook, emotional core and clever jokes to keep them from nodding off. Not an easy task.

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