Long Way North
Shout! Factory | Release Date: September 30, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
70
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
VarietyPeter DebrugeOct 3, 2016
In both tone and approach, this animated treasure couldn’t be more different from the lavish high-tech toons competing in the American marketplace. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranSep 29, 2016
Long Way North is a complete pleasure, a gorgeous piece of wide-screen animation that is as delightful as it is unexpected. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenSep 29, 2016
You don’t have to be an animation buff to appreciate the chances this stirring saga takes. Read full review
80
The GuardianLeslie FelperinJul 18, 2016
It’s a proper animation buff’s piece of work, and admittedly a little slow to get its yarn ripping, but mesmerising and moving in the later stretches. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Kate TaylorOct 13, 2016
For the conquering Sacha, no pack ice can prove too crushing nor hardened sailor too obdurate: It’s only the unusual setting and subtle animation that raise this adventure above the formulaic. Read full review
75
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanOct 13, 2016
Long Way North combines thrilling ad­ven­ture with a slightly somber mood. It’s a beautiful trip, even if it’s a little chilly and sad when it finally gets to where it’s going. Read full review
70
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerSep 29, 2016
The frosty landscapes have a subtle beauty, pale and sometimes shrouded in mist, giving the film a very different look from what often comes out of the big studios — somber, which is appropriate to the story. Read full review
70
Village VoiceRob StaegerSep 28, 2016
Where most post-Shrek animated films are manic and all too eager to please, Rémi Chayé's deliberately paced Long Way North tells its story with clarity and an urgent calm. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleSteve DavisOct 19, 2016
Embrace the simple pleasures of pen to paper. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comNick AllenSep 30, 2016
Long Way North is a different vision, using clear-defined colors, shapes and shadows for hand-drawn beauty, giving the film a bold, intricately-cut-construction-paper look. Especially as the characters are surrounded by ice and cold, the stark white images prove simple yet expressive. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineKeith WatsonSep 27, 2016
Even if Long Way North's narrative makes for a bland frame, there’s no denying the beauty of the picture it holds. Read full review
60
TheWrapClaudia PuigSep 28, 2016
Lovely visuals are key for the success of any animated film, arguably more so even than for live-action movies. But a compelling story is also essential, and that’s where “Long Way North” trips up. Read full review
60
Total FilmKate StablesJul 18, 2016
If the storytelling and English-language voice work are a bit functional, the visuals dazzle. Read full review
40
Time Out LondonTom HuddlestonJul 18, 2016
The visual style here is pleasingly simple, with round, Moomin-ish faces and washes of icy pastel colour. But the story is pretty flat, spending ages setting up a rivalry between aristocrats that turns out to have no bearing on the story at all. Read full review
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