Sky Blue
Endgame Entertainment | Release Date: December 31, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
8
Negative:
3

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen Johnson
Kim's masterly, poetic ending is the cherry on top in this anime, good for a rainy day or any day. Read full review
80
Film ThreatMariko McDonald
Deliberately aiming to put Korean animation on the map, [this] is a tour de force blend of CGI, traditional cell animation, miniatures and live footage. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
The result is a riveting, eco-wise epic that'll do fans of both Ralph Nader and Katsuhiro Otomo proud. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
This is one beautifully drawn, frequently lifelike piece of anime. Read full review
70
The A.V. ClubTasha Robinson
Sky Blue is never subtle about its images of loneliness and isolation, or in fact about anything else. But as clichéd as its images are, they're still visually and tonally stunning. Read full review
70
Washington PostStephen Hunter
It's a handsome thing, familiar and new at once, thoroughly entertaining if hardly memorable. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
When a brilliant fish wriggles by, even a less than ardent anime viewer will want to freeze the frame and gape. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneRobert K. Elder
Sky Blue slows things down, creating a ponderous, almost languid movie-going experience. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterSheri Linden
Offers proof that the Korean animation industry is poised for the big leagues. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
The animation is truly breathtaking, the action sequences are spectacular (and sometimes very violent) and everything floats along on the strains of Il Won's spare, hypnotic score. Read full review
60
EmpireJustin Bowyer
The plot may play second fiddle to the visuals, but there’s no denying that these visuals are to die for. Read full review
50
VarietyRobert Koehler
The pic plays like one long chase. Nevertheless, fashioned with ultra-sophisticated means, Sky Blue will be a must-see for anime fans around the world. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Attractively animated. Read full review
50
New York PostV.A. Musetto
A soggy love story doesn't help this instance of style over substance. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Like a lot of other Asian sci-fi anime: a stunningly imagined world of the future populated with one-dimensional characters caught up in a trite plot. Read full review
40
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Teeters unsteadily between dystopian fable and Saturday-morning cartoon. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyDavid Chute
The result is a soulless piece of product, an ungainly hybrid of sketchy hand-drawn characters in blocky CGI environments, derivative at just about every level. Read full review
30
Village VoiceEd Park
Most of the action is tedious, and the less you pay attention to the dialogue, the less you'll feel your hand inadvertently twitching as if with joystick. Read full review
30
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
Unfortunately, the more traditionally drawn 2-D human characters are as flat, in every sense of the word, as can be. Read full review
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