Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
DreamWorks Distribution | Release Date: May 24, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 29 Critic Reviews
Positive:
15
Mixed:
8
Negative:
6
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Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
Despite its good intentions, Spirit is more self-conscious and uninspiring from a dramatic point of view than one might have wished. Still, whenever it threatens to get bogged down in earnest dramaturgy, a stirring visual sequence -- rouses us. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn Dumpert
Rather exciting, rendered in a bright sunset palette and a mixture of expressive, boldly drawn traditional animation and fluid computer-generated imagery. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
The result is a mishmash that is sometimes moving, sometimes absurd and most of the time just oddly off balance. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The action is mild enough for fairly young children, and grownups may enjoy its old-fashioned spirit. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
It's handsomely mounted, and its heart seems in the right place, but that's not reason enough to put on a show. Read full review
40
The New York TimesDave Kehr
As it stands, "Spirit" provides neither the profound human touch of the great Disney animation of the past, nor the dazzling, high-tech fun of present-day digital cartooning. Read full review
40
New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter Rainer
Spirit's narration comes to us courtesy of Matt Damon, who, having played a horse's ass in some of his earlier movies, perhaps thought it wise to inhabit the entire nag this time around. Read full review
40
VarietyTodd McCarthy
Saddled with a sentimentally "sincere" subject and lacking the stylistic and humorous cachet of the recent computer-animated smashes. Read full review
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