Critical response was praised by critics for his performance in the film. The film received generally positive reviews. On the
review aggregator website
Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 81% based on 80 reviews, with an average rating of 7.1/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "
A Town Called Panic is a raucous, endlessly creative animated romp with a quirky, adult sense of humor." On
Metacritic, which assigns a
weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film received an average score of 70, based on 20 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
Little White Lies gave the film 4 out of 5 for enjoyment stating "wide-eyed, broad smile" although in retrospect they scored the film 3 out of 5 suggesting that "like all toys. It will have a shelf life".
Empire were very positive awarding the film 4 stars, summing it up as "
Toy Story on absinthe" and stating the film was "One of the year's true originals."
Peter Brunette of
The Hollywood Reporter was also positive summarizing that "There's really very little to say about this film beyond that it's absolutely brilliant."
Roger Ebert enjoyed the film, giving it three-and-a-half out of four stars and stating that "Because the plot is just one doggoned thing after another without the slightest logic, there's no need to watch it all the way through at one sitting. If you watch it a chapter or two at a time, it should hold up nicely." Ebert later placed the film on his list of the best animated films of 2010.
Accolades •
Official Selection (Out of Competition),
2009 Cannes Film Festival. •
Official Selection,
2009 Toronto Film Festival. • Winner,
Best Sound,
2011 Magritte Awards • Winner,
Best Production Design, 2011 Magritte Awards ==References==