Writer and director Andrew Niccol, often full of intriguing ideas (as in Gattaca and The Truman Show), here falters
There isn't much subtlety, but there is a lot going on both visually and narratively for a family film
The film quickly jettisons any sense of realism in plotting and character and dives into archetypes and sensationalism
It's definitely not a film for all tastes or sensibilities, but its ability to reject clichés is quite an achievement
Fernando Meirelles' first film earned three Oscar nominations in 2004
Thoughtful viewers will wonder how the left can rail against the lack of advanced medicines while so viciously attacking the pharmaceutical companies that develop and produce them
The intense but restrained film is directed by professed Christian and horror-movie veteran Scott Derrickson
Film has promise, but narrative gets gummed up with labored surrealism
This G-rated film contains some impressive animation, some funny dialogue, and some exciting action, but it never soars the way one expects
