Planet of the Apes
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: July 27, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 34 Critic Reviews
Positive:
15
Mixed:
16
Negative:
3
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
San Francisco ChronicleBob Graham
The new Planet of the Apes is not a remake, and it's not a sequel. It is an amazing display of imagination. Read full review
88
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
This century's Planet of the Apes is a rouser, a screaming-banshee fun house. Read full review
88
New York PostJonathan Foreman
The marvelous Burtonic gothic/nightmare production design -- scenery, weaponry, costumes, etc. constantly pleases the eye without ever distracting you from the plot. Read full review
80
NewsweekJeff Giles
Has its flaws, but at its best it’s a fleet, fun action movie -- and certainly one of the cooler blockbusters that Hollywood will cough up this godforsaken summer. Read full review
80
Washington PostRita Kempley
Forget the heavy stuff. This monkey shines. Read full review
75
USA TodaySusan Wloszczyna
There's one reason to see Tim Burton's flawed, somewhat declawed but often amusing do-over of Planet of the Apes. The apes. What else? Read full review
75
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
Stuff yourself with popcorn, let the gray matter rest and enjoy what may be the best two hours of nonsense you'll see this year. Read full review
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
It has its flaws, and traditionalists are likely to think it falls well short of its inspiration, but it works on its own terms, it fills the screen with Burtonesque excitement and it strikes me as one of this tepid movie summer's better offerings. Read full review
70
New Times (L.A.)Robert Wilonsky
Perfectly acceptable, deliriously charming...a goofy Bmovie dolled up like a square-jawed A-list blockbuster. Read full review
70
SalonStephanie Zacharek
Past the first third, Planet of the Apes is entertaining enough, but it stops far too short of being completely seductive. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Simply put, Burton's film lacks the social and political gravitas of the original, a film that was wholly of its time. Read full review
63
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Burton's made a film that's respectful to the original, and respectable in itself, but that's not enough. Ten years from now, it will be the 1968 version that people are still renting. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
As a story, Burton's Planet of the Apes is more of a comic-book creation than either of his "Batman" movies. Read full review
63
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
If only the director, or his deus, could have delivered us from the inevitable shock ending, which blends Darwin and Einstein with purest P.T. Barnum.
63
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
Offers a primal vision of the primate order turned topsy-turvy. It is provocative. It is frightening. It is a mess. Read full review
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