Micmacs
Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: May 28, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 31 Critic Reviews
Positive:
21
Mixed:
8
Negative:
2
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100
Boxoffice MagazinePam Grady
Like "Amelie," Micmacs is visually dazzling, the ravishing images coming courtesy of "La Vie en Rose" cinematographer, Tetsuo Nagata. Read full review
91
Tampa Bay TimesSteve Persall
Quirky to the brink of exhaustion, the latest from Jean-Pierre Jeunet is a live-action Looney Tune complete with Acme contraptions and wily coyotes. Read full review
85
NPRMark Jenkins
Like "The Big Sleep," Micmacs tells a tangled story that may be just too much for some viewers. But the film moves nimbly, has an exuberant sense of style and is leavened by comic asides, many of them strictly visual. (The movie would be plenty of fun even without the subtitles.) Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Jeunet maintains a firm control of his dreamscape creation, drawing on influences as varied as "Toy Story," "Children of Paradise," and TV's "Mission: Impossible." Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubTasha Robinson
At its best, Micmacs is a robust, enjoyably lunatic game. It's social commentary by way of a good Looney Tune. Read full review
83
Christian Science MonitorPeter Rainer
The best part is that, amid all the hubbub, Jeunet, improbably and inevitably, draws out a love story between Bazil and Elastic Girl. Without it, Micmacs would have imploded. The romance, which is funny and sexy at the same time, anchors the shenanigans. Read full review
80
VarietyRob Nelson
Turning the volume of his slapstick surreality down from 11 to 10, Gallic auteur Jean-Pierre Jeunet ("Amelie") hits the sweet spot with Micmacs. Read full review
75
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike Scott
The whole thing is such a rare visual treat -- such a tres magnifique cinematic spectacle -- that those flaws are easy to overlook. Jeunet's film is hard to resist. Read full review
75
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Micmacs is an inventive romp punctuated by the kind of quirkiness Jeunet has brought to all his films. Read full review
75
New York PostLou Lumenick
Jean-Pierre Jeunet, the French di rector of "Amelie," is back to more lighthearted whimsy with the delightful Micmacs. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
Spiced with melancholy and magic, Micmacs is an imaginative live-action film with the playfulness of an animation like "Ratatouille." Similarly, it is a fable of subterraneans who change how life is lived above ground in a Paris that is both retro and modern. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
Another beguiling if draining fantasia from Jean-Pierre Jeuet that harkens back to silent movies. Read full review
70
Village VoiceBrian Miller
Micmacs is more fantasia than violent revenge tale. And its pleasing curlicues--like a bouquet of spoons--linger long after the predictable outcome. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesBetsy Sharkey
Micmacs is ultimately shaped by Jeunet's unique creative vision -- a fun house of mirrors that is lovely to get lost in. Read full review
67
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
Clever but, alas, largely forgettable. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Jeunet's Micmacs resembles a live-action cartoon, one in which the set-pieces, the characters, and their actions all have the flavor of physical impossibility and unfettered imagination. Read full review
65
MovielineStephanie Zacharek
Nearly everyone, and everything, in Micmacs is at one point or another guilty of trying too hard. Read full review
63
Orlando SentinelRoger Moore
An intricate and daft tale of love, family and revenge. Read full review
63
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
I look at a film like this and must respect it for its ingenuity and love of detail. Then I remember "Amelie" and its heroine played by Audrey Tautou, and I understand what's wrong: There's nobody in the story who much makes us care. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeTy Burr
Micmacs is the equivalent of a circus troupe setting up a tent in a war zone: You're entertained, even delighted, but after a while you suspect there are more serious matters at hand. Read full review
63
St. Louis Post-DispatchCalvin Wilson
Jeunet -- whose influence can be seen in everything from the short-lived TV series "Pushing Daisies" to the Oscar-winning film "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" -- remains one of the world's most imaginative directors. But Micmacs is a misfire. Read full review
60
EmpireDan Jolin
Jeunet himself describes the film best: Delicatessen meets Amélie. But we'd add that, while it's certainly breezy fun, it's not quite as good as either. Read full review
60
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
There is no question that the heart of Micmacs is in the right place, but the movie is also a little thin. Read full review
60
Arizona RepublicRichard Nilsen
Jeunet's new film, Micmacs, mixes the dark, claustrophobic world of "Delicatessen" and "City of Lost Children," with the happy-ending optimism of "Amélie" and "A Very Long Engagement." It isn't a convincing graft of moods. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Stephen Cole
A comedy should provoke more than smiles. Should have characters instead of show-offs. Although often charming, Micmacs seems so pleased with itself that it hardly needs an audience. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
The movie clicks along pretty well until they launch their elaborate plot against the merchants of death, which seems to go on forever. Read full review
50
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
Micmacs brings an infectious note of caprice to the old-fashioned caper film. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
Micmacs is a wan fizzle of a fantasy, a spirited, imaginative spectacle that never quite takes flight. Read full review
40
Time OutJoshua Rothkopf
The sequences in Micmacs are contorted too: impressive and bendy and aggressively shallow. Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
For me, the mechanics or even the (excellent) designs are not enough. Jeunet's archness keeps conventional empathy or engagement at bay, and by design maintains a tone of artificiality. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Highly visual but cold. It's undeniably inventive, but also relentlessly fey and self-consciously zany and, in terms of story, it moves with audacious slowness. Read full review
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