The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Hey Arnold! The Movie
Animation · Comedy · Family · 2002
Arnold and his friends must recover a stolen document in order to prevent the neighborhood from being bulldozed.
Movie details
Hey Arnold! The Movie
“A big problem calls for a big head.”
2002 Animation · Comedy · Family 1h 16m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.5 / 10
Community rating
Arnold and his friends must recover a stolen document in order to prevent the neighborhood from being bulldozed.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Hey Arnold! The Movie?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Tuck Tucker
Written by
Craig Bartlett · Steve Viksten
Spencer Klein
Arnold (voice)
Francesca Marie Smith
Helga Geraldine Pataki (voice)
Jamil Walker Smith
Gerald Johanssen / Rasta Guy (voice)
Dan Castellaneta
Grandpa 'Steely' Phil / Nick Vermicelli (voice)
Tress MacNeille
Grandma Gertie 'Pookie' / Mayor Dixie / Red (voice)
Paul Sorvino
Scheck (voice)
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Bridget (voice)
Court is in session
Put Hey Arnold! The Movie on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.