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(1 - 19) of 19 OFCS Rating: 53% Rotten Page   1   3.5/5 "Who authorized such a wonderfully rich yet exceedingly grim adventure? And who exactly will show up on opening day?"   Filmcritic.com   Bill Gibron 3.5/4 "One of the best family films of the year...if you like your kid movies with a little more bruising than normal."   Sci-Fi Movie Page   Brian Orndorf 1.5/4 "Stagnant, lugubrious and very, very slow. Besides being plodding, the fatal error of City of Ember is its lack of heart."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman B "The Builders have done a fine job here, if only audiences will show up to appreciate it."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider C "For youngsters used to more exciting fare even on the small screen, City of Ember is likely to be more like City of Slumber."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/4 "City of Ember has almost anything one could want from a science fiction-based family adventure film: likeable characters, an imaginative setting, and a fast pace."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli "This heart-thumping, edge-of-your seat adventure boasts an impressive cast and crew of acclaimed, award-winning talent."   Sci-Fi Movie Page   James O'Ehley 2.5/5 "Saoirse Ronan brings a preternatural maturity to this starring role, but, most importantly, a sense of urgency, which is largely missing from much of the big-name cast."   School Library Journal   Kent Turner 2.5/5 "I never read the books that led to this film, but I would imagine that some elements of the story work better on the page than on the screen."   7M Pictures   Kevin Carr C- "...dismal, dramatically inert...the film plays like Bee Movie in a bomb shelter."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 3.5/4 "I found City of Ember to be one of the most pleasant moviegoing surprises of the year. Imaginative, exciting, dramatic, and even fun."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan B+ "A gorgeously imagined and visually sumptuous but still bleak and dystopic vision."   Beliefnet   Nell Minow 2.5/4 "Ember is a superbly crafted environment, recalling not only the dreamlike nocturnal landscape of City of Lost Children but also the self-contained, sub-aquatic art-deco setting of last year's superlative videogame Bioshock."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 1/5 "A loud, depressing and confusing would-be franchise-starter that is just as murky, corrupt and exhausted as the post-apocalyptic world that it depicts."   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski 3.5/5 "It's an engaging story with strong characters that keep our interest even with the slightly too-fantastical design and under-explained script."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline C "It does have two likable teen actors as role models for the audience at which it takes aim. Anybody over 15, though, should look elsewhere."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 7/10 "The marvelously detailed world of Ember was created through a combination of sets built on a brownfield in Belfast and CGI effects which blend in almost seamlessly..."   Playback:stl   Sarah Boslaugh 4/10 "Since when did post-apocalyptic themes become family fare? While 'WALL-E' was charming, this is downright grim."   SSG Syndicate   Susan Granger 1.5/4 "Richly detailed setting does not overcome haphazard, amusement-park ride plotting."   Oscar Guy   Wesley Lovell  (1 - 19) of 19 OFCS Rating: 53% Rotten Page   1