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Movie Overview
Director
• Kirk Wise
• Gary Trousdale
MPAA Rating
PG - action violence
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

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OFCS Rating: 57% Rotten
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3/4
"...there is certainly nothing wrong with the film’s style, but I long for the next Disney classic."  NutzWorld  Blake French

3.5/4
"'Atlantis' is both nostalgic and fresh, a film that occupies a style both memorable and familiar and utilizes effective storytelling rarely seen in cartoons."  Cinemaphile.org  David Keyes

2.5/4
"A worthwhile venture that may not go down as a modern animated classic, but it does expose Disney as a studio more than willing to break free of tradition and try something a little different, for once. It's about time."  DustinPutman.com  Dustin Putman

2/4
"This dopey piece of fantastical folklore takes a long time to get to its awe-inspiring ending."  Slant Magazine  Ed Gonzalez

A
"When it moves, the film is wildly exciting, recalling the great adventure films of the past."  EricDSnider.com  Eric D. Snider

2/4
"As a film that promises to deliver adventure and thrills, Atlantis becomes a bigger disappointment with each passing scene."  eFilmCritic.com  Erik Childress

C
"Atlantis proves that if you want to tell a story, you need a story."  Film Blather  Eugene Novikov

B-
"Worth seeing for the splendid animation and some vivid characterizations, whatever its narrative weaknesses."  One Guy's Opinion  Frank Swietek

3/4
"Offers 90 minutes of solid entertainment."  ReelViews  James Berardinelli

2.5/4
"the movie, despite being visually innovative, is somewhat clumsy in its melding of old-fashioned storybook adventurism with a modern sensibility"  Q Network Film Desk  James Kendrick

8/10
"It carries with it the spirit of those old science fiction stories."  Window to the Movies  Jeffrey Chen

"The mystery and allure of the lost land and its people is missing in this surprisingly flat, trite and less than compelling picture."  Screen It!  Jim Judy

5/10
"Once all is said and done, the only thing that I was left with was a nasty case of the ho-hums."  JoBlo's Movie Emporium  JoBlo

5/10
"In spite of our modern electronic wizardry and our technological advancements in animation, movies still need a good story to tell; otherwise, it’s all just flashing lights."  DVDTown.com  John J. Puccio

2/4
"After seeing spectacular epics like Tarzan, it is difficult to properly appreciate the mediocre, but entertaining Atlantis."  Bangitout.com  Jordan Hiller

3/4
"Disney sigue siendo lo que siempre ha sido desde su creación: una fábrica de sueños, de los cuales Atlantis es el más reciente"  Moviola  Jorge Avila Andrade

4
"Just the kind of movie Disney set out to make in the old days, sans songs - imagination-firing fantasy coupled with humorous characters, lush visuals and a tight screenplay."  Cinerina  Karina Montgomery

B+
"animation fans should delight in this gorgeous, eye-popping widescreen adventure tale"  Reeling Reviews  Laura Clifford

7/10
"Una cinta para niños no apta para ellos."  Cinenganos  Luis Martinez

"A rehash fantasy adventure story that only inexperienced moviegoers like children could find even remotely fresh."  Flick Filosopher  MaryAnn Johanson

2/4
"A deathly dull adventure."  TheMovieReport.com  Michael Dequina

3/5
"The movie does a good job of showing an inter-racial cast working well together, and there are both male and female good guys and bad guys."  Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies  Nell Minow

3/4
"This is good-looking artwork and the story is strong."  Laramie Movie Scope  Robert Roten

B+
"...a fresh, rip-roaring action/adventure that will please older kids through to the adults."  Reeling Reviews  Robin Clifford

C+
"Disney has cooked itself up a gosh-darned adventure epic. The problem is that its production committee has whittled and pared away the story to a mere 88 minutes, sweeping away the detail that gives an epic its heft."  Seattle Post-Intelligencer  Sean Axmaker

D+
"Feels like an uninspired rehash of Rider Haggard, Jules Verne, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and a dozen "Star Trek" episodes."  Decent Films Guide  Steven D. Greydanus

2/4
"Atlantis, although some very smart people were involved in its making, is not the least bit interested in being very smart."  Film Freak Central  Walter Chaw

Read review  Philadelphia City Paper  Cynthia Fuchs

low +2 out of -4..+4
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7/10
Read review  rec.arts.movies.reviews  Susan Granger

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OFCS Rating: 57% Rotten
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