Josie and the Pussycats (film)

===Critical reception===

===Critical reception===

The film received mixed reviews. On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has an approval rating of 53% based on reviews from 125 critics. The site's consensus states: "This live-action update of ''Josie and the Pussycats'' offers up bubbly, fluffy fun, but the constant appearance of [[product placement]]s seems rather hypocritical."{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/josie_and_the_pussycats |title=Josie and the Pussycats |publisher=[[Fandango Media]] |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=2020-05-04 |archive-date=September 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918140309/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/josie_and_the_pussycats |url-status=live }} On [[Metacritic]], the film scores a 47 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/josie-and-the-pussycats |title=Josie and the Pussycats |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=March 4, 2020 |archive-date=February 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203115129/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/josie-and-the-pussycats |url-status=live }} Audiences surveyed by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film a B grade on a scale from A to F.{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |title=JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS (2001) B |website=[[CinemaScore]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |archive-date=2018-12-20 }}

The film received mixed reviews. On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has an approval rating of 54% based on reviews from 126 critics. The site's consensus states: "This live-action update of ''Josie and the Pussycats'' offers up bubbly, fluffy fun, but the constant appearance of [[product placement]]s seems rather hypocritical."{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/josie_and_the_pussycats |title=Josie and the Pussycats |publisher=[[Fandango Media]] |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=2026-04-20 |archive-date=September 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918140309/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/josie_and_the_pussycats |url-status=live }} On [[Metacritic]], the film scores a 47 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/josie-and-the-pussycats |title=Josie and the Pussycats |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=March 4, 2020 |archive-date=February 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203115129/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/josie-and-the-pussycats |url-status=live }} Audiences surveyed by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film a B grade on a scale from A to F.{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |title=JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS (2001) B |website=[[CinemaScore]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |archive-date=2018-12-20 }}

[[Roger Ebert]] gave the film one-half of a star out of a possible four, commenting that "Josie and the Pussycats are not dumber than the [[Spice Girls]], but they're as dumb as the Spice Girls, which is dumb enough".{{Cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/josie-and-the-pussycats-2001 |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |title=Josie and the Pussycats movie review (2001) |date=April 11, 2001 |website=rogerebert.com |access-date=February 1, 2020 |archive-date=September 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918134709/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/josie-and-the-pussycats-2001 |url-status=live }} Ebert had given the British girl group's 1997 feature film ''[[Spice World (film)|Spice World]]'' the same rating.{{Cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/spice-world-1998 |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |title=Spice World movie review & film summary (1998) |date=January 23, 1998 |website=rogerebert.com |access-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323080106/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/spice-world-1998 |url-status=live }} [[Joe Leydon]] of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' gave a positive review in which he praised the film's satire, music, and performances. Leydon wrote, "Sensationally exuberant, imaginatively crafted and intoxicatingly clever, ''Josie and the Pussycats'' shrewdly recycles a trifling curio of 1970s pop-culture kitsch as the linchpin for a freewheeling, candy-colored swirl of comicbook adventure, girl-power hijinks and prickly satirical barbs."{{cite news |last1=Leydon |first1=Joe |author-link=Joe Leydon |title=Josie and the Pussycats |url=https://variety.com/2001/film/reviews/josie-and-the-pussycats-1200467948/ |access-date=24 October 2023 |work=Variety |date=April 6, 2001}} He concluded, "To a degree that recalls the flashy [[Great Depression|Depression era]] musicals and the nuclear-nightmare horror shows of the '50s, pic vividly conveys key aspects of the zeitgeist without ever stinting on the crowdpleasing fun and games. It's made for the megaplexes, but it's also one for the time capsule."

[[Roger Ebert]] gave the film one-half of a star out of a possible four, commenting that "Josie and the Pussycats are not dumber than the [[Spice Girls]], but they're as dumb as the Spice Girls, which is dumb enough".{{Cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/josie-and-the-pussycats-2001 |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |title=Josie and the Pussycats movie review (2001) |date=April 11, 2001 |website=rogerebert.com |access-date=February 1, 2020 |archive-date=September 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918134709/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/josie-and-the-pussycats-2001 |url-status=live }} Ebert had given the British girl group's 1997 feature film ''[[Spice World (film)|Spice World]]'' the same rating.{{Cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/spice-world-1998 |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |title=Spice World movie review & film summary (1998) |date=January 23, 1998 |website=rogerebert.com |access-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323080106/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/spice-world-1998 |url-status=live }} [[Joe Leydon]] of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' gave a positive review in which he praised the film's satire, music, and performances. Leydon wrote, "Sensationally exuberant, imaginatively crafted and intoxicatingly clever, ''Josie and the Pussycats'' shrewdly recycles a trifling curio of 1970s pop-culture kitsch as the linchpin for a freewheeling, candy-colored swirl of comicbook adventure, girl-power hijinks and prickly satirical barbs."{{cite news |last1=Leydon |first1=Joe |author-link=Joe Leydon |title=Josie and the Pussycats |url=https://variety.com/2001/film/reviews/josie-and-the-pussycats-1200467948/ |access-date=24 October 2023 |work=Variety |date=April 6, 2001}} He concluded, "To a degree that recalls the flashy [[Great Depression|Depression era]] musicals and the nuclear-nightmare horror shows of the '50s, pic vividly conveys key aspects of the zeitgeist without ever stinting on the crowdpleasing fun and games. It's made for the megaplexes, but it's also one for the time capsule."