Mia and the Migoo
GKIDS | Release Date: March 25, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
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60
Time OutKeith UhlichMar 22, 2011
Lovingly designed, but dramatically inert. Read full review
58
Portland OregonianShawn LevyMay 12, 2011
It's lovely, truly, but so heavy-handed and slipshod that it's probably best enjoyed with the sound off -- an option they're not likely to offer at the movie theater. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeTy BurrJun 16, 2011
Where Mia and the Migoo triumphs is in the art department alone, with rich brown charcoal outlines, majestic pastel washes that give depth to the landscapes, and riotous colors that are more vivid than the story line. Read full review
50
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottMay 13, 2011
A cast of American actors -- including Matthew Modine, Whoopi Goldberg and Wallace Shawn -- were hired to provide recognizable voices for the English version of the film. They fulfill that requirement, too: Their voices are, indeed, recognizable -- though little more. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderAndrea GronvallMay 12, 2011
Director Jacques-Remy Girerd often divides the frame into three vertical bands, each with a different color signature; this dynamic technique makes the eventual introduction of explosive action sequences seem like overkill. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinMay 5, 2011
Alternately ambitious and simplistic, lively and bland, the French-produced adventure Mia and the Migoo never fully pinpoints its intended audience or many ecological messages. Read full review
50
Boxoffice MagazineVadim RizovApr 26, 2011
The look is appealing, but the dark third act and heavy themes may alienate family audiences. Read full review
50
The New York TimesManohla DargisMar 24, 2011
Trying to parse meaning in "Mia" is secondary to its main point, which is its look, created with 500,000 hand-drawn frames. That's impressive in an age in which most mainstream animation is done with computers. Read full review
50
VarietyRonnie ScheibMar 24, 2011
Mia and the Migoo boasts a handsome, folkloric look that is often undermined by a ham-handed script. Read full review
50
Village VoiceNick SchagerMar 22, 2011
Regrettably, both the condemnation of capitalist avarice and violence and the sanctification of nature and youthful innocence are dramatized only in simplistic black-and-white terms. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierMar 25, 2011
Shares a spiritual link to the Japanese works of Hayao Miyazaki but lacks his films' narrative drive and magical overlay. Read full review
25
New York PostKyle SmithMar 25, 2011
Far too childish to intrigue adults yet too slow and dull for kids. Read full review
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