Renaissance
Miramax Films | Release Date: September 22, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
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Mixed or average reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
10
Negative:
0
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88
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
The film's look is impressive; it's the most successful rotoscoping effort to date (far surpassing Richard Linklater's duo of "Waking Life" and "A Scanner Darkly"), and causes every frame to drip atmosphere. Read full review
80
The New YorkerAnthony Lane
One of the year’s more luscious releases, offering not just the sleekest car chase but the most romantic of rainstorms. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Gorgeous and menacing at the same time. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
The result is something both fluid and stark, cinematic and comic book-y, and incredible. Read full review
70
VarietyLisa Nesselson
A melancholy actioner that shines a new light on film noir. A sort of "The Third Man" for the 21st century, chiaroscuro curio's level of graphic invention is exceeded only by its pleasingly mournful approach. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
Some kind of wonderment. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeTy Burr
Stark eye candy of the first order, the film is saddled with the oldest story this side of "Blade Runner." Still, comic-book fanboys and graphic designers with time to kill should feel no shame in checking this one out. Read full review
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