A Beautiful Planet
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: April 29, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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88
RogerEbert.comNick AllenApr 29, 2016
Similar to “Gravity” or “Avatar,” it offers viewers experiences that can only be seen in large scope storytelling, this one coming with the budget of NASA trips to the International Space Station. Read full review
80
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternApr 28, 2016
The film, produced in conjunction with NASA, also fulfills its inspirational function with screen-filling, soul-filling views of the main space station in the story — the one that harbors all our lives and hopes. Read full review
75
The Seattle TimesSoren AndersenApr 28, 2016
There is fragility in the beauty we see. The picture drives home the need to safeguard it. It is, after all, our home. Read full review
70
The New York TimesKen JaworowskiApr 28, 2016
It’s appealing to adults and accessible to younger viewers. And it delivers an environmental message that is strong and serious while remaining encouraging and optimistic. That’s important to hear. The rest is just amazing to watch. Read full review
70
VarietyScott TobiasApr 28, 2016
Short of putting Emmanuel Lubezki through astronaut training, it’s difficult to imagine more rapturously beautiful images of the Earth from orbit than those supplied by A Beautiful Planet, the latest collaboration between Imax and NASA. Read full review
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