Kaena: The Prophecy
Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date: June 25, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
40
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
9
Negative:
4
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
63
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
This sci-fi fantasy doesn't exactly make sense, but it sure looks cool. Read full review
63
New York PostJonathan Foreman
Visually stunning. Read full review
60
Dallas ObserverLuke Y. Thompson
Kaena resembles the Jim Henson fantasy in many ways, from its visual imagination and creature design to the hideousness of its more humanoid characters (except Kaena, who's a babe) and the general mediocrity of the voice acting. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Has the distinctive Heavy Metal magazine meets "The Neverending Story" (1984) vibe of Euro-science-fiction comics, complete with ponderous philosophical noodling, weirdly whimsical aliens and seriously creepy creature sex. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
It's a standard science-fantasy fable, but the visual effects are mighty impressive. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyGregory Kirschling
Originally conceived as a videogame, Kaena is now, instead, a creamy-colored yet derivative sci-fi fantasy with a few rip-offs so blatant (''The Empire Strikes Back,'' ''Alien,'' etc.) that even kiddie fans not yet mentally agile enough to make sense of the loopy plot could pick them out. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyJon Strickland
If Kaena's alternate universe isn't nearly as fully realized as "antastic Planet'," the 3-D imagery is often gloriously turbocharged. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
There are moments in Kaena that are absorbing, but too much of the time it simply becomes tedious. Read full review
40
Village VoiceMark Holcomb
No "Triplets of Belleville," this French animated feature was hatched as an idea for a video game, and it shows. Read full review
40
The New York TimesDave Kehr
Has no local cultural history behind it. Its secondhand imagery and ideas seem to have barely involved its makers; it definitely does not involve its audience. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterSheri Linden
Augurs well for dazzling visual work but struggles mightily on the storytelling front. Read full review
30
The A.V. ClubTasha Robinson
With so many plot hooks and so many story demands, it's incomprehensible that Kaena spends so much time on meaningless action. Read full review
25
Boston GlobeJanice Page
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25
San Francisco ChronicleJohn McMurtrie
Lacks a certain je ne sais quoi. Read full review
16
Portland OregonianMarc Mohan
Clumsily animated feature; probably better as a video game than as a movie. Read full review
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