A diverting if lightweight adventure.
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09/16/04
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
161 - 180 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
As the novelty wears off, it becomes increasingly apparent that what's going on in the background is more interesting than what's happening in the foreground.
09/16/04
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow is a visual masterpiece...
09/16/04
If an unknown can make such believable CGI, why can’t George Lucas and ILM?
09/16/04
The scenes are superbly imaginative and yet so real that they feel half-remembered.
09/16/04
I was impressed by Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, but I didn't like it much.
09/16/04
It's a gimmick, it's not a movie.
09/16/04
A sumptuous but empty exercise in chapter-play reanimation.
09/16/04
You're more taken with its cleverness than swept up in wonder. Still, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow's goofy, ephemeral pleasures are difficult to resist.
09/16/04
Sky Captain is full of such nice, deft touches.
09/16/04
A gorgeous, funny, and welcome novelty.
09/16/04
Class-A eye candy.
09/16/04
Drawing from a well of pulp fiction, film noir and comic book imagery -- not to mention influences from The Wizard of Oz to Fritz Lang's Metropolis -- Conran and crew evoke a highly stylized 1939.
09/16/04
This movie would make Flash Gordon and Indiana Jones proud.
09/16/04
[A]mazing to look at but not as much fun as it should be to watch.
09/16/04
A piece of visual wizardry...[but] more Rocketeer than Indiana Jones, more admirable exercise than actual fun.
09/16/04
(Conran's) passion for this particular story elevates his film to great heights. Pour yourself a large glass of chocolate Ovaltine and enjoy.
09/16/04
not just the best sci-fi flick since Minority Report, it’s also one of the best films of the year, making wannabe event movies like Spider-Man 2 look like chump change.
09/16/04
A beguilingly unreal excursion into the imaginative world of another age… must viewing for golden-age Hollywood buffs… impresses without becoming truly engaging.
09/16/04
'Sky Captain' boasts an amazing never-before-seen look.
09/16/04
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