Audience viewership According to
Nielsen,
Flora and Ulysses was the second-most-streamed film across all platforms in the United States during the week of February 15, 2021, to February 21, 2021.
Critical response On
review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 73% of 62 critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 6.4/10. The website's critics consensus reads "Agreeable if not exceptional,
Flora and Ulysses offers a fun, funny, family-friendly diversion -- and a furry twist on the superhero genre." On
Metacritic, it has a
weighted average score of 62 out of 100 based on 10 critics, the film received "generally favorable" reviews. Peter Debruge of
Variety praised the visual effects and applauded the score of the movie, writing, "Khan deserves credit for translating such slapstick to live action. Boosted by composer Jake Monaco's fantastical score, the entire production feels like a gateway drug for Disney's
Marvel franchise." Maya Phillips of
The New York Times praised the movie's direction and humor, complimented the performances of the actors, and found the visual effects effective, stating, "
Flora & Ulysses veers close to falling into the trap of cheesiness that kids' movies of this genre often find themselves in, but miraculously never does. In fact, this hopeful comedy, in showing how a twitchy-tailed hero can change a family, lifts off and flies."
Nell Minow of
RogerEbert.com gave the film three and a half out of four stars and stated, "The superhero power of this movie comes from its endearingly offbeat characters, goofy humor, and gentle insights about finding optimism even when things go wrong." Jennifer Green of
Common Sense Media rated the film four out of five stars, complimented the movie for its educational value on creativity and its depiction of purposeful and benevolent superheroes, while praising the positive messages and role models for promoting friendship, perseverance, and independence. Kate Erbland of
indieWire gave the film a 'B' and said, "We can't all have a supeheroic squirrel to help find our own purposes in life, but
Flora & Ulysses posits that we don't need one - just a willingness to welcome their special kind of magic, in whatever shape it may take." Archika Khurana of
The Times of India gave the movie a three out of five stars rating and found the screenplay to be strongly creative, stated that the visual effects manage to be smoothly integrated in the narrative, while complimenting the performances of the cast. Adam Graham of
Detroit News gave the film a 'B−' and stated, "It might not make you believe in the superpowers of squirrels, but for a quirky time-passer, you could do a lot worse." Angie Han of
KPCC asserted, "It's one of those family movies that are kind of cute to watch if you have a kid to entertain, but otherwise there's no reason for an adult to watch it."
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