A.O. Scott of the New York Times gives a quick and lenient review of Clifford’s Really Big Movie, stating that “Clifford will provide preschoolers with comfort and amusement, though not rapture or enchantment. They will probably not mind the clumsy, gaudy animation, which lamely tries to bring more color and dimension to the simple, soothing style of the television series.” Adults, however, “may discover that the movements of the rubbery characters against the flat backgrounds give them headaches. They may also find that the atmosphere of benign tedium is tinged with a bit of sadness, since Clifford speaks in the voice of John Ritter, who died suddenly last year. For the youngest moviegoers and channel-surfers, Clifford will be an important part of his legacy, at least until they wander away from the child-friendly channels and happen upon a syndicated rerun of Three’s Company.” The film opened in New York, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Phoenix and Austin, TX this Friday, and is so far getting a pretty negative reception.