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Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: MODERATE (cg) "...the film's story is so busy yet flat that the effect isn't magical -- it's more like watching the tale of some very enchanted wallpaper." (Read the full review...) 107 words, 03/12/10 Claudia Puig, USA Today: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...a magical adventure unlike anything we've seen on screen before.... beautifully drawn adventure will resonate with all ages..." (Read the full review...) 408 words, 04/02/10 Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: VERY GOOD (cg) "...in a season where animated images hurl themselves from the screen with alarming recklessness, I was grateful that these were content merely to be admired." (Read the full review...) 661 words, 04/01/10
A.O. Scott, New York Times: OUTSTANDING "...gorgeously and intricately drawn.... discloses strange new vistas that nonetheless seem to have existed since ancient times." (Read the full review...) 779 words, 03/05/10 Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...the story is archetypal if at times too heady for its own good. The purposefully old-fashioned artwork, reminiscent of stained-glass figures, draws you in, though, as does the lovely Celtic music." (Read the full review...) 126 words, 03/05/10 Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times/Chicago Tribune: OUTSTANDING "...ravishing, continually surprising... an inexpensive and sophisticated European production in an age of broad-stroke studio films..." (Read the full review...) 695 words, 04/02/10 Lou Lumenick, New York Post: OUTSTANDING (cg) "It's easy to see how the Academy Award animation nominators fell in love with this charmer based on Celtic mythology, which is quite unlike anything I've ever seen before." (Read the full review...) 300 words, 03/05/10 Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD (cg) "...in a season where animated images hurl themselves from the screen with alarming recklessness, I was grateful that these were content merely to be admired." (Read the full review...) 661 words, 04/01/10 Ella Taylor, Village Voice/LA Weekly: OUTSTANDING "...a gorgeously mounted tale of enlightenment through art and courage.... an exquisitely etched riot of color that evokes the rapturous, gaudy abandon of Klimt." (Read the full review...) 542 words, 03/03/10
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...it's easy to see why it dazzled the technicians and artists who nominated it for an Oscar, although it's not nearly as accomplished narratively as it is visually." (Read the full review...) 265 words, 04/02/10 Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: VERY GOOD (cg) "...this spirited children's adventure set in the Middle Ages offers both visual and narrative thrills." (Read the full review...) 245 words, 03/19/10 Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle/San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD (cg) "In these boom times for 3-D moviemaking, 'The Secret of Kells' is flat and proud of it. Its hand-drawn two-dimensional animation springs to life with color and meticulous technique..." (Read the full review...) 558 words, 04/09/10 Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...the most original animated film since 'Toy Story,' an eye-opening and mind-blowing cartoon experience and a glorious entertainment." (Read the full review...) 356 words, 08/27/10 Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: EXCELLENT (cg) "Augmented by the breathtaking visuals, it's something else altogether. And that's the point of a movie, after all, from the very beginning of the medium." (Read the full review...) 459 words, 04/23/10 Ty Burr, Boston Globe: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...a visually overwhelming labor of love, a hand-drawn medieval adventure tale that seeks and finds cosmic connections.... astonishing..." (Read the full review...) 577 words, 03/19/10 John Hartl, Seattle Times: OUTSTANDING (cg) "Is this supposed to be a mirage or a real threat? The infectious score, including one song cowritten by co-director Tomm Moore, helps to keep you guessing." (Read the full review...) 336 words, 05/14/10 Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...bursts with imagination, beauty and wonder.... Very few films -- animated or otherwise -- have this much poetry built into their very bones." (Read the full review...) 417 words, 04/30/10 Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: VERY GOOD (cg) "...has elements of a quest adventure and a coming-of-age story, but it's more beautifully stylized and astutely abstracted than the average kiddie cartoon." (Read the full review...) 304 words, 05/07/10 Steve Persall, St. Petersburg Times: GOOD (cg) "A more mature theme and execution is hard to find in a Hollywood 'toon.... a movie about a picture book that practically becomes one itself." (Read the full review...) 325 words, 04/15/10 Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: VERY GOOD (cg) "...manages to feel simultaneously old-fashioned and mesmerizingly modern,and the slight story at its center has the emotional weight of a classic fable..." (Read the full review...) 353 words, 04/30/10
Ella Taylor, Village Voice/LA Weekly: OUTSTANDING "...a gorgeously mounted tale of enlightenment through art and courage.... an exquisitely etched riot of color that evokes the rapturous, gaudy abandon of Klimt." (Read the full review...) 542 words, 03/03/10 Jeffrey Gantz, Boston Phoenix: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...it's the way the visuals tap into mediæval Celtic art that elevates this Oscar-nominated animation from Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey..." (Read the full review...) 219 words, 03/18/10 Curt Holman, Atlanta Creative Loafing: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "It may overstate the case to compare 2-D animators to humble artisans besieged by a horde of gigabyte barbarians, but 'The Secret of Kells' conveys the power of images crafted by hand." (Read the full review...) 717 words, 04/21/10
Bob Mondello, NPR All Things Considered: EXCELLENT "...striking and quite beautiful at times... there's something kind of captivating about a film that's been painstakingly drawn to glorify the craft of illustration, and that's comfortable using retro techniques." (Listen to the full review...) 215 seconds, 02/25/10 Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: EXCELLENT "...wonderfully strange and exquisite... created, especially for young children, to celebrate the book through another kind of illumination that's been falling into disuse -- hand-drawn animation." (Read the full review...) 206 words, 04/02/10 A.O. Scott, New York Times: OUTSTANDING "...gorgeously and intricately drawn.... discloses strange new vistas that nonetheless seem to have existed since ancient times." (Read the full review...) 779 words, 03/05/10 Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "...ravishing, continually surprising... an inexpensive and sophisticated European production in an age of broad-stroke studio films..." (Read the full review...) 695 words, 04/02/10
Leslie Felperin, Daily Variety: EXCELLENT "Refreshingly different precisely because its look is so profoundly retro... With its jewel-bright colors and intricate use of lines, the result is absolutely luscious to behold." (Read the full review...) 659 words, 02/25/10 Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter: OUTSTANDING "The animated feature that made everybody go 'huh?' when Oscar nominations were announced last month..." (Read the full review...) 381 words, 03/02/10 Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "...ravishing, continually surprising... an inexpensive and sophisticated European production in an age of broad-stroke studio films..." (Read the full review...) 695 words, 04/02/10 A.O. Scott, New York Times: OUTSTANDING "...gorgeously and intricately drawn.... discloses strange new vistas that nonetheless seem to have existed since ancient times." (Read the full review...) 779 words, 03/05/10 Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: EXCELLENT "...wonderfully strange and exquisite... created, especially for young children, to celebrate the book through another kind of illumination that's been falling into disuse -- hand-drawn animation." (Read the full review...) 206 words, 04/02/10
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