| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"He's back, and he's better. Much better." more... |
A- |
BBC
Adrian Hennigan |
"Ardent fans of the book - especially those under 16 - will find much to enjoy here." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"What a glorious movie." more... |
A |
Chicago Tribune
Mark Caro |
"...the movie is two hours and 41 minutes long, and the humor rarely extends into the second half or beyond the set pieces." more... |
B- |
Cincinnati Enquirer
Margaret A. McGurk |
"The action scenes in particular look more polished and feel more exciting than in the originals." more... |
B |
| E! Online |
"It's still easy to fall for this sorcerer's spell." more... |
B+ |
filmcritic.com
Christopher Null |
"...this sequel captures much less of the original's magic." more... |
B- |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"The sense of discovery, that initial encounter with the stories' vivid characters and whimsical parallel universe, is missing." more... |
B- |
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan |
"...may leave viewers bewitched, but bothered and bewildered as well, with its emphasis on the gruesome." more... |
C+ |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...proves that sometimes you can have too much of a good thing." more... |
B- |
New York Times
A.O. Scott |
"...by the end, instead of feeling stirred to a high pitch of anxiety and excitement, you may feel battered and worn down." more... |
B- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"I was diverted and entertained, but never truly absorbed." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"What could have been a small, sweet and genuinely scary film is instead a full hour too long and many millions too fat." more... |
C+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...faster-paced and more chock-full of adventure than the original." more... |
B+ |
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