| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"...pulls you in, daft and alluring." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...a darker, deeper fantasy epic than the Rings trilogy, The Chronicles of Narnia or the Potter films." more... |
A |
Chicago Tribune
Matt Pais |
"Otherworldly fantasy gets lost in sloppy storytelling." more... |
C |
E! Online
Chris Farnsworth |
"...a gorgeous, overstuffed contender for the box-office crown of Harry Potter." more... |
A- |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"Big, noisy, and fantastic yet curiously sodden..." more... |
C |
filmcritic.com
Rachel Gordon |
"...has a fluid combination of joyful triumphs and lurking darkness." more... |
B+ |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"A golden celebration of childhood fantasies." more... |
A |
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan |
"Special effects and powerhouse acting bring to life a fascinating tale." more... |
B+ |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"The best you can say about The Golden Compass is that it's merely the second-dullest Nicole Kidman/Daniel Craig film this year." more... |
C- |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"...has many of the virtues of a faithful screen adaptation and many of the predictable flaws." more... |
B- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...an adequate but not inspired translation of the source material." more... |
B- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...an aura of disappointment takes hold midway into Golden Compass and becomes undeniable by the finish." more... |
C+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Paula Nechak |
"The film is dominated by computer-generated effects and they're most of its problem..." more... |
C |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...disappoints with its lack of character development and convoluted storytelling." more... |
C |
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