This is as much of a breakthrough film as 'Tron' was.
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09/21/04
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
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Reviews Counted:197
Fresh:142
Rotten:55
Average Rating:6.9/10
Consensus: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow is slim on plot and characterization, but the visuals more than make up for it.
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
US Box Office: $37,747,092
Synopsis: In writer-director Kerry Conran's debut film, ace pilot Joe "Sky Captain" Sullivan (Jude Law) reluctantly teams up with his former flame, journalist Polly Perkins (Gwyneth Paltrow), to uncover the... [More]
Starring: Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi
Director: Kerry Conran
Reviews for Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
61 - 80 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
The retro story has a contagious, pulp grandiosity tempered by self-effacing humor.
09/21/04
As a story, I'm not sure it lives up to all the praise it's getting, but it's still something to see as an 'experience'.
09/21/04
A bravura performance was had by all!
09/20/04
The film is beautiful to look at and fascinating to talk about, but the story is a bit stuck too much in the 1930s to really engage a modern audience.
09/20/04
Conran creates a wonderfully inventive, fun little world so exciting that one hopes that he returns to entertain us again with another tale of Sky Captain and co.
09/20/04
A case of too much style over too little substance.
09/20/04
The most whizbang combination of new cinema technology and old-fashioned Saturday-matinee storytelling since George Lucas' original Star Wars.
09/20/04
Forget tomorrow. Kerry Conran's "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" is the movie to see today.
09/20/04
Not so much a film as a singular and joyous tribute to a vanished age when wonder only cost a nickel and played three times daily at the Bijou.
09/19/04
Generally speaking, I'm not a big fan of style-over- substance movies, but this one is so gorgeous that it's possible to become literally lost in the richness of the images.
09/19/04
This is the fall film to see -- but just once.
09/19/04
Walks the walk but cannot talk the talk
09/19/04
Walks the walk, but can't talk the talk.
09/19/04
Style alone isn’t enough to make a movie good, but it can add an atmosphere of fun and imagination that sweeps you into the story. For me, that’s exactly what happens here.
09/19/04
Winner of the Fist of Fiore Award!
09/19/04
Loaded with unrealized potential, but that potential comes in the form of some great technical work, which itself is worth the time to view.
09/19/04
A wonderful blend of sharp characters with running gags galore, outrageously inspired visual imagery and a plotline that feels both familiar and otherworldly.
09/19/04
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09/18/04
Top CriticWhen all of the movie's elements are working together -- the familiar characters and story, and the eye-catching special effects -- it's a wonderfully entertaining ride.
09/18/04
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