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TRON: LEGACYMovie Reviews
Science fiction adventure and sequel to 1982's "TRON," about a young man who, while investigating his father's disappearance, gets pulled into a digital world where his father has been living for 25 years. Cast:Garrett Hedlund, Jeff Bridges, Beau Garrett, Bruce Boxleitner, Olivia WildeDirector:Joseph KosinskiRelease Date:December 17, 2010DVD Release:April 5, 2011From:Walt Disney PicturesRating:PGLength:2 hr 7 minIn 3D
TRON: Legacy played to moderate reviews. • Alynda Wheat wrote in People, "...so dazzled by its neon visuals and so reliant on fans' love of the '82 cult original, it forgets to tell a satisfying story." • And Wesley Morris wrote in the Boston Globe, "...says nothing yet weighs a ton... lacks that conversation moment where you stop worrying and fall under a spell." More Reviews Below...
Christy Lemire, Associated Press: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...thrilling and cool-looking for about the first half... a little of this goes a long way, and eventually you realize there's not much 'there' there..."(See all of Christy Lemire's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 786 words, 12/16/10
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: VERY GOOD(cg) "...unlike its predecessor, really does make novelty look cool. It's a sleeker, sharper, far more visually intoxicating machine dream of a movie..."(See all of Owen Gleiberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 895 words, 12/17/10
Claudia Puig, USA Today: MODERATE(cg) "Like its predecessor, which was celebrated for its pioneering computer graphics, this new 'TRON' is glossy. But its story is impenetrable, often nonsensical."(See all of Claudia Puig's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 560 words, 12/17/10
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...true to the first film: It can't be understood, but looks great.... too one-dimensional for an audience much beyond immediate responders."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,089 words, 12/16/10
James Berardinelli, Reel Views: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "The narrative may be stronger than that of the 1982 production but, except for a few half-hearted allusions to 'Frankenstein,' there's not much interesting going on..."(See all of James Berardinelli's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,082 words, 12/14/10
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Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "The only way to see it is in IMAX 3-D, so the full visual freakiness can engulf you and be appreciated the way you used to light up at the thought of a laser show..."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 481 words, 12/17/10
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: MODERATE(cg) "...a sullen affair... I found myself wishing I could switch over to different, peppier 1982-derived artifact, something on the order of Atari Pole Position."(See all of Michael Phillips's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 494 words, 12/17/10
David Edelstein, New York Magazine: WEAK "With a million times more computing power at its disposal than its 1982 predecessor, 'Tron: Legacy' still looks like Disco Night at the jai alai fronton."(See all of David Edelstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 110 words, 12/13/10
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...true to the first film: It can't be understood, but looks great.... too one-dimensional for an audience much beyond immediate responders."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,089 words, 12/16/10
J. Hoberman, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "When not delighting the eye it baffles the brain with mumbo-jumbo... Turn off your mind, relax, and float downstream."(See all of J. Hoberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 706 words, 12/15/10
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...an 'almost' movie.... modestly expands the original story and reunites two key cast members (Bridges and Bruce Boxleitner)..."(See all of Peter Howell's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 897 words, 12/17/10
Liam Lacey, Toronto Globe & Mail: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...another weak story with sub-B-movie dialogue, partly compensated for by intensely conceived geometric design and special effects."(See all of Liam Lacey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 674 words, 12/17/10
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: MODERATE(cg) "...a loud, long and less than wholly satisfying sequel.... Sonically, visually and conceptually, it's a richly imagined world.... gamers would fall in love..."(See all of Michael O'Sullivan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 792 words, 12/17/10
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle/San Francisco Chronicle: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "The effects are absolutely spectacular, but they blow the goofy-cheesy quotient straight through the roof."(See all of Amy Biancolli's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 560 words, 12/17/10
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...gorgeous... But like 'Avatar,' a film too in love with its own good looks. And like the original 'TRON,' the sequel's a bit of a slog, a generally humorless quest..."(See all of Roger Moore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 577 words, 12/17/10
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: POOR(cg) "...a hodgepodge of ideas lifted from science-fiction classics, fast-paced action tedium and flimsy connective tissue. It's bloatware."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 470 words, 12/17/10
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: MODERATE(cg) "...if you're going to see a movie that admittedly features lots of digital bells and whistles as its major draw, shouldn't you still be able to tell what's going on?"(See all of Bill Goodykoontz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 601 words, 12/17/10
Clint O'Connor, Cleveland Plain-Dealer: EXCELLENT(cg) "...an entertaining jaunt into a digital dimension.... This 'Tron' is what the original would have looked like with more money and better software."(See all of Clint O'Connor's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 409 words, 12/17/10
Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "The original gave you a childlike sense of wonder about the future; this one gives you an adolescent sense of the present. One guess which heartens more."(See all of Shawn Levy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 354 words, 12/17/10
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: MODERATE(cg) "...makes the same mistake the original did: All the best stuff comes in the first act. The rest of the movie is as exciting as an overnight round of computer coding."(See all of Rene Rodriguez's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 569 words, 12/17/10
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (9 Reviews)
J. Hoberman, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "When not delighting the eye it baffles the brain with mumbo-jumbo... Turn off your mind, relax, and float downstream."(See all of J. Hoberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 706 words, 12/15/10
Katey Rich, Cinema Blend: MODERATE(cg) "The visual effects are the main draw... what's missing is the spark of imagination... just dazzling enough to shock an audience into submission for two hours."(See all of Katey Rich's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,145 words, 12/08/10
Scott Tobias, AV Club: WEAK(cg) "...it isn't merely silly; it's as dry and talky as a PBS panel show.... pretends to greatness in ways that snuff out any flickers of joy."(See all of Scott Tobias's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 388 words, 12/16/10
Nick Schager, Slant: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...primarily energized by the sleek sexiness of Quorra and the occasional Zen Master/surfer dude exclamation ('radical!') from Bridges's Flynn..."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 885 words, 12/08/10
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: POOR "...nothing more than technological, a razzle-dazzle display of effects that are far more special than they were in 1982, but cold effects nevertheless."(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 706 words, 12/17/10
Peter Debruge, Daily Variety: MODERATE "...a flashy, fetishistic showcase of what bikes and bodysuits might look like in a future designed by renegade Apple employees.... feels as far-fetched as ever."(See all of Peter Debruge's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,097 words, 12/03/10
Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...looks sharp in 3D and runs circles around its progenitor in effects and story... the latter half bogs down in a redundancy of stand-offs and multiple endings."(See all of Todd McCarthy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,135 words, 12/03/10
Emanuel Levy, Cinema 24/7: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...the potential fun to be had is hampered by a pedestrian, heavily Freudian father-son story, which would like to pass itself as an epic adventure in every sense..."(See all of Emanuel Levy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 854 words, 12/07/10
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: POOR "...nothing more than technological, a razzle-dazzle display of effects that are far more special than they were in 1982, but cold effects nevertheless."(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 706 words, 12/17/10
18.0 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
TRON: Legacy's reviews are separated by an average 18.0 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
TRON: Legacy (49 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:TRON: Legacy's reviews cover 94.0% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 31,744 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 648 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 55.9 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
TRON: Legacy's reviews on average broke 55.9 hours before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is TRON: Legacy's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
TRON: Legacy (49 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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