“It’s as if blood has been sucked from the very images.”
“… a momentous movie, if not quite as momentous as it thinks it is.”
“… an undeniable drop in quality when it comes to the music.”
“A powder keg of movie-musical performances…”
“Jumps the shark — and the rhino, and the rabid baboons.”
“… a potboiler with spiritual principles, a crisis-of-faith drama full of courtroom intrigue.”
“…a story with a palpable familiarity among its characters, one that breeds both love and contempt.”
“… a malleable, elusive meditation on memory and legacy.”
“… a beautifully attuned movie.”
“…has the feel of a first draft.”
“…takes place within a child’s imagination, even as it’s tethered to the difficult, dangerous realities of adulthood.”
“… feels like a combination of a nature documentary and a role-playing video game.”
“… a certain vitality is strangely missing, and not because of the subject matter.”
“…a crucial document for understanding the rich community that can form via online role-playing games.”
