"The Simpsons Movie" ***1/2 (out of four): After 18 seasons, our favorite family finally gets their shot at the big screen in this Woohoo!-worthy adaptation of the beloved animated series.

From a brilliant opening which exemplifies the type of humor that made “The Simpsons” what they are, the movie is wall-to-wall with jokes – some good, some groan-worthy. It has much of what makes the show work (countless outstanding secondary characters) and some of what doesn’t (taking the clan out of Springfield), but it also has more consistent laughs than any film in memory. Albert Brooks (billed, of course, as A. Brooks) joins the regular cast of vocal superstars (Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Harry Shearer, Hank Azaria), each providing the flawless comic abilities that make them TV’s most valuable unseen players.

Read more on BigPictureBigSound...