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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Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
Family · Animation · Science Fiction · 2020
Phineas and Ferb travel across the galaxy to rescue their older sister Candace, who has been abducted by aliens and taken to a utopia in a far-off planet, free of her pesky little brothers.
Movie details
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
“Get ready for a mission that's out of this world!”
2020 Family · Animation · Science Fiction 1h 26m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
7.0 / 10
6.1K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
77 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
7.2 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
Phineas and Ferb travel across the galaxy to rescue their older sister Candace, who has been abducted by aliens and taken to a utopia in a far-off planet, free of her pesky little brothers.
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 Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe?
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.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Dan Povenmire · Bob Bowen
Written by
Jeffrey M. Howard · Bob Bowen · Kate Kondell · Jon Colton Barry
Ashley French
Candace Flynn (voice)
Vincent Martella
Phineas Flynn (voice)
David Errigo Jr.
Ferb Fletcher (voice)
Dan Povenmire
Dr. Doofenshmirtz (voice)
Olivia Olson
Vanessa Doofenshmirtz (voice)
Alyson Stoner
Isabella (voice)
Bobby Gaylor
Buford (voice)
Court is in session
Put Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe 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.