"Blue cheese."
With a storyline reminiscent of Enchanted, the Smurfs are transported from their village (charmingly realised in the opening scenes) to New York in this predictable but gently entertaining adventure. The movie is well shot and effectively directed, and the integration of CG Smurfs and live-action works very well throughout. 3D looks fantastic in the city scenes but is inessential. Hank Azaria delivers a mildly-evil Gargamel, and Neil Patrick Harris and Jayma Mays use their comedic experience well as the couple who look after the Smurfs - Harris's reaction on finding the Smurfs still in his flat the morning after their arrival is priceless. Even if the relentless replacing of words with 'smurf' rapidly becomes annoying, The Smurfs is harmless, simple, well-made and shows some real thought has been put into it.
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