Around the World in 80 Days
Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: June 16, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
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Mixed or average reviews based on 33 Critic Reviews
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10
Mixed:
13
Negative:
10
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Coraci has given us a film that is not only amusing, but well-acted, and not only well-acted, but gorgeous. Micha Klein's animated transitions alone, which are used to signal each change in location, are wondrous and lovely to behold. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
None of this amounts to anything more than goofy fun, but that's what the ads promise, and the movie delivers. Read full review
75
PremierePeter Debruge
Kids deserve an adventure movie like this, one that might inspire them to become junior inventors and ignite their interest in the world's many wonders. Read full review
75
Portland OregonianM. E. Russell
Dumb, enjoyable kids fare; Jackie Chan's fanny-kicking world tour is a textbook example of how a movie can be "fun" without, strictly speaking, being "good." Read full review
70
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Despite its contemporary touches Around the World in 80 Days is a satisfying slice of old-fashioned storybook entertainment. Read full review
70
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
Finds a winning formula: Chan provides the action, various exotic lands serve up props begging to be employed in Chan-style combat, Coogan brings the dry wit, a minor constellation of surprise guest stars provides razzle-dazzle, and a steady stream of mild chuckles helps the whole fandango fly by painlessly. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesManohla Dargis
Sails along on a slipstream of pleasant scenery, amusing incident and the boundless charms of its appealing leading men, Jackie Chan and Steve Coogan: It's an unexpectedly buoyant spectacular. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
Despite the rush to get everyone from place to place, director Frank Coraci (The Wedding Singer, The Waterboy) luxuriates in colorful visual detail and gives the locals their due. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Only a devotee of the original film or a hardcore sourpuss could find serious fault with this world romp. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
What's new and nutty, though, is the physical comedy of Jackie Chan as Fogg's manservant. Read full review
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