| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"...hugely imaginative and immaculately crafted..." more... |
B |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"...the only thing keeping it from greatness is a good story." more... |
B |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"It's like a film that escaped from the imagination directly onto the screen, without having to pass through reality along the way." more... |
A |
Chicago Tribune
Allison Benedikt |
"It's something new! Something different! And--whew--it works!" more... |
A- |
| E! Online |
"... a technical masterpiece..." more... |
B+ |
filmcritic.com
Christopher Null |
"...for a first-time director, the guy has really pulled off something special. Highly recommended for any moviegoer." more... |
A- |
Hollywood Reporter
Sheri Linden |
"...the effects are often exhilarating." more... |
B |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...breathtakingly beautiful..." more... |
B |
New York Times
Stephen Holden |
"...charms as well as impresses." more... |
B+ |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"It's a gimmick, it's not a movie." more... |
C+ |
San Francisco Chronicle
Carla Meyer |
"The movie is like one of those newfangled Vegas casinos, where what appears to be open sky is really painted ceiling. What's initially dazzling becomes stifling." more... |
C+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...the design loses its novelty very quickly, and, with no human factor to ground them, the graphics simply can't carry the movie." more... |
C- |
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