The production design is so adept at looking both retroactive AND futuristic that the film always has a newness about it even when its plot is conventional.
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09/17/04
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
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Reviews Counted:201
Fresh:144
Rotten:57
Average Rating:6.8/10
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
141 - 160 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Here…special effects artists create giant, menacing robots and cool fighter planes without getting high on super glue or stabbing themselves with pipe cleaners.
09/17/04
A rare victory of style over substance.
09/17/04
This is a film strictly for audiences that love going to the movies.
09/17/04
I admire the boldness and vision of this film, but ultimately it fails on almost every level.
09/17/04
What matters most is simply the feeling of excitement and wonder [Conran] is able to create.
09/17/04
Writer-director Kerry Conran goes forward to the past in a breezy, easy adventure with Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow along for the ride.
09/16/04
It's a fast-paced, genre-referential, movie-reverential, dazzlingly beautiful and giddily enjoyable concoction.
09/16/04
As an imaginative visual experience, there's nothing like it. Today, at least.
09/16/04
Purely on a technological level, 'Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow' is one of the most startling and stunning movies of the year.
09/16/04
There isn't a frame that I wouldn't pay good money to hang on my wall.
09/16/04
If you love movies, enjoy adventure, and cherish beauty: see Sky Captain.
09/16/04
A glossy piece of humbug cooked up by well-intentioned amateurs as a science experiment.
09/16/04
Sublime.
09/16/04
Top CriticWhen Sky Captain remembers that storytelling and characters matter more than design and special effects, it charms as well as impresses.
09/16/04
Top CriticAlthough worth a once-over by the curious, the visually intriguing World of Tomorrow will likely be all but forgotten by next week.
09/16/04
A technological marvel whose gimmickry outlives its welcome.
09/16/04
While Sky Captain is interesting and imaginative, it is not all that involving and some may resist its charms entirely.
09/16/04
A film to look at but not always listen to. But the impact of many of its images is worth all the rest.
09/16/04
Crass and soulless.
09/16/04
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