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The Simpsons Movie laughs "come in all sizes", but also noted that, "little has been gained bringing the Simpsons to the screen." "Variety"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Brian Lowry called it "clever, irreverent, satirical and outfitted" but that it was "just barely" capable of sustaining a running time longer than a television episode. Lisa Schwarzbaum praised the voice cast but stated that the "'action' sequences sometimes falter". When comparing the film to the early episodes of the show, Stephen Rowley concluded that the film "has more going for it than the show in its later years, but is still a long way short of what made it