Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
Shout! Factory | Release Date: September 24, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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2
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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70
Village VoiceSherilyn ConnellySep 23, 2014
The characters aren't quite stylized enough; though they have skinny bodies and disproportionately big heads, their just-realistic-enough facial features often veer into the Uncanny Valley. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineRob HumanickSep 21, 2014
The film is at once enabled and hindered by its utter strangeness, an intrinsic quality surely exacerbated in its English-language release. Read full review
60
VarietyPeter DebrugeSep 28, 2014
Rather than linger on the project’s shortcomings, which only disappoint relative to the story’s incredible creative potential, it should be said that in partnership with Berla, Malzieu has created a fully realized, wildly imaginative storybook world and populated it with eccentric characters. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesCharles SolomonSep 23, 2014
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart stubbornly remains less than the sum of its parts. But its rich visual imagery suggests the talented artists involved could create something exciting and truly original if they had a better script. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinSep 28, 2014
This computer animated work has strikingly designed characters, and some good isolated sequences, but the script’s un bordel (French for shambolic mess). Read full review
50
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreSep 23, 2014
There’s no humor and no pathos. The Cuckoo-Clock Heart, pretty as it is, lacks any heart at all. Read full review
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