Not everybody though it was bad.
From the Tampa Tribune:
Country Bears Mix Music And Comedy Into Hairy Deli
By Bob Ross
The Country Bears
The idea sounded barely tolerable: a feature film based on a popular Disney attraction about animatronic singing bears.
But cute creatures, bright writing and kicky compositions make "The Country Bears" into ursine enjoyment for all ages.
This live-action musical comedy combines family-friendly plotting, hirsute jocularity and colorful country-rock music into a summer surprise that transcends its inherent silliness.
Adult moviegoers know Haley Joel Osment as the serious kid in "The Sixth Sense," "A.I." and "Pay It Forward." But the 13-year-old star also is an experienced cartoon voice actor, and that background pays off with his performance as the voice of Beary Barrington, the adopted younger son of a loving human family.
Beary feels like an outsider in his own home. He can't help noticing that his parents (Stephen Tobolowsky and Meagen Fay) look different, what with their hairless faces, necks and bodies. So when Beary's brother Dex (Eli Marienthal, best known as Stifler's brother in the "American Pie" movies) shows him some old photos of a cub rescued by rangers, the fuzzy little dude runs away from home to find his true purpose.
Meanwhile, the musical home of the Country Bears
a hit-making band that broke up a decade ago
is about to be demolished by a mean mortgage holder who hates the Bears and loves tearing down buildings. Christopher Walken brings a dandy sneer to the character, whose gleeful taunts lead to an inevitable quest: Beary the runaway becomes the band's eager savior, encouraging the guys, er, bears, to stage a reunion concert and raise enough cash to save Country Bear Hall.
The chase is loaded with jokes, from the obvious (the gang gets drinks at The Honey Bar) to the obscure (Alex Rocco gets to shout a line from his role in "The Godfather").
The music's even better, with eight new tunes from John Hiatt, including one sung by Bonnie Raitt and Don Henley (who make a funny cameo appearance at the bar). Brian Setzer contributes a dynamite duet with Zeb Zoober (Stephen Root) on a rockabilly riot called "I'm Only in It for the Honey."
