Princess Mononoke
Miramax Films | Release Date: October 29, 1999 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
78
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 31 Critic Reviews
Positive:
29
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
One of the most visually inventive films I have ever seen. Read full review
100
Boston GlobeJay Carr
Its breadth, profundity, and stunningly rendered vision make idealism seem renewed and breathtaking again. Read full review
100
Entertainment WeeklyTy Burr
Has the effect of making the average Disney film look like just another toy story. Read full review
100
Time OutTony Rayns
Superbly imagined and visually sumptuous, it's let down only by Hisaishi's sub-Miklos Rosza score. Read full review
90
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
A big movie for the ages, full to the brim with sympathy, imagination and sheer visual delight. Read full review
90
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
A landmark feat of Japanese animation from the acknowledged master of the genre. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
Amore satisfying use of the medium would be difficult to imagine. Read full review
88
Chicago TribuneMarc Caro
Rarely does any film, animated or otherwise, immerse you in such a vivid landscape and engage your senses so strongly. Read full review
88
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
The majestic pageant of images - no sylvan landscape has been this indelibly, dimensionally alive - is inextricably welded to the multifold spiritual / ecological questions about the future that Miyazaki is contemplating. Read full review
88
New York PostJonathan Foreman
A visually stunning film. Read full review
85
TNT RoughCutChristopher Brandon
Like a lot of anime, it's overlong and gets way too metaphysical at the end, but ultimately, this is a Princess worth worshipping. Read full review
83
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
A dazzling movie, gorgeous to look at, involving on both emotional and intellectual levels, and often thrilling. Read full review
80
VarietyTodd McCarthy
Exceedingly imaginative, beautifully realized animated epic adventure. Read full review
80
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
The film's storytelling and heartfelt pantheism are both impressive. Read full review
80
Film.comGemma Files
Opinionated magic and mayhem Read full review
80
NewsweekDavid Ansen
The beauty and scale of Miyazaki's vision shines through. Read full review
80
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
Complex, superbly rendered, and wildly eccentric anime-even by Miyazaki's own standards. Read full review
80
EmpireMark Dinning
This imaginative and intriguing Anime deserves all the plaudits heaped upon it. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
A film for the young at heart and those who still appreciate honor, valor, love, and the earth. Read full review
75
USA TodayAndy Seiler
A must-see for animation fans. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
More thoughtful and varied than the average Hollywood cartoon. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerDesmond Ryan
In theme and technique, it pushes the boundaries of animation and opens up new and imaginative possibilities. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Stack
A rare spectacle on the big screen. Read full review
70
SlateDavid Edelstein
It's Miyazaki's use of sound--and silence--that takes your breath away Read full review
70
Film.comPeter Brunette
Much more mythic and risk-taking than the usual Hollywood product. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Its imagery is never less than breathtakingly beautiful, and is occasionally truly awesome Read full review
70
Dallas ObserverAndy Klein
While Mononoke is often gorgeous to look at and has a far more sophisticated story than most Japanese animated features, it still feels overlong and dramatically unengaging. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyErnest Hardy
A Zeitgeist potpourri, strung with late-20th-century fear and anxiety. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
A thing of beauty and imagination. Read full review
50
Washington PostStephen Hunter
As spectacular as it is dense and as dense as it is colorful and as colorful as it is meaningless and as meaningless as it is long. Read full review
40
Mr. ShowbizMichael Atkinson
Wacky, vividly conceived but mundanely executed cartoon fantasy. Read full review
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