The wonder is that this Polyphemus of productions does not simply collapse of its own overweight; but, thanks principally to Showman Todd, the picture skips along with an amazing lightness.
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02/18/09
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
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Reviews Counted:30
Fresh:22
Rotten:8
Average Rating:6.1/10
Consensus: Around the World in 80 Days still offers amusing, if shallow, entertainment.
Runtime: 3 hrs 2 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: David Niven is perfect as an imperturbable English gentleman who attempts to win a bet by circumnavigating the globe in 80 days. The Jules Verne story, 100 locations, 40 cameo appearances by... [More]
Starring: David Niven, Cantinflas, Charles Boyer, Robert Newton
Director: Michael Anderson
Reviews for Around the World in 80 Days
Thanks to its grand scale and great central performances by Niven and Cantinflas, the original fantastic voyage still holds up very respectably.
02/18/09
Just goes to show you what dreck can win the Oscar if you got the money and know how to promote your product.
06/24/08
With a smash lineup of stars in major and minor parts, Todd has turned out a surefire hit.
01/28/08
Top CriticEverything about this big, beautiful movie smacks of authenticity, excitement, and massive showmanship.
12/12/06
Proof that you can buy an Academy Award.
12/12/06
An amusing trip around the world in a style befitting Jules Verne, Around the World in 80 Days lives up to its hype as a massive, glossy epic.
11/08/06
This is the worst film to win the Best Picture Oscar.
09/10/06
The most magnificent travelogue disguised as adventure spectacle ever made. Or is it the other way around?
05/25/06
This globe-trotting adventure was not the first to use Todd-AO, but it put the new technology to better effect, taking audiences to exotic places, where they could spot Hollywood stars like Sinatra, MacLaine, and Dietrich, in cameo roles.
04/23/06
Is the whole thing too exhausting? It's a question of how much you can take. We not only took it but found it most amusing.
03/25/06
Top CriticAn interminable travelogue interspersed with sketches in which star-spotting affords some relief.
02/09/06
No review available.
09/20/05
Lighthearted, pretty, and entertaining
05/31/05
lavishly entertaining epic
04/18/05
Big, loud, flashy fun. But "Best Picture"? I don't think so.
04/17/05
The movie has not aged well. Many of the performances are arch, playing the comedy broadly, which is blandly predictable as the film grinds on and on.
02/15/05
80 Days is pure fluff, but it’s so delightful in its fluffiness that the lack of any real depth doesn’t matter.
02/09/05
Entertaining Sunday afternoon stuff.
07/09/04
Top CriticThe movie has not aged well. To its credit, it is benign and charming, with an intoxicating musical score, compelling cinematography and a continually advancing locale.
07/03/04
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