The Muppets (*** out of ****)

The Muppets will have you grinning ear to ear from start to finish. Of course that was expected. The Muppets are an iconic image of joy. Each character is unique in their own ways. Each with their own strengths and weaknesses. A strong character has their pros and cons and The Muppets as a cast has them.
For kids this will be a funny film about images that they probably have seen but not experienced. Adults will want to reminisce on the great times they had as children watching this cast of characters. I remember fondly seeing The Muppets Take Manhattan I was much younger. The Muppets is a delight and one that won't disappoint.

I feel no need to dive deep into plot elements because it's predictable and simple Muppet fun. Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) is buying the muppets studio to drill for oil and now the Muppets need to reunite and put on a telethon to make ten million dollars to save it. They are helped by three small town yolks. Gary (Jason Segal) and Mary (Amy Adams) are a long term couple who deviate from their ten year anniversary to help the Muppets, The other small town man is actually a Muppet who may be the Muppets (the actual cast) biggest fan. The actors have a blast (Segal, Adams, and Cooper are fantastic), all the Muppets (for the most part) have something to do, the musical numbers are joyous, the jokes are quick and timely, the cameos are splendid and the charm is near endless. Sure it's not a perfect film, nor does it have to be. It's just something that Muppet fans and even new comers alike can sit back and enjoy.

*** out of **** stars