The Magic Flute
Celluloid Dreams | Release Date: June 9, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
7
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Los Angeles TimesMark SwedOct 13, 2023
I am at a loss to understand why this film has been marginalized. Branagh’s "Flute" is a joy. Read full review
70
SalonStephanie ZacharekOct 13, 2023
Even though there were moments in The Magic Flute when I wondered if Branagh hadn't truly gone off his rocker, I found its audacity exhilarating. [11 Sep 2006]
60
BBCLaura BushellOct 13, 2023
Branagh has done a sterling job, full of energy and colour, and although some of them might balk at his modern interpretation of the story, his Magic Flute will no doubt attract aficionados, if not the popcorn crowd. Read full review
60
EmpireKat BrownOct 13, 2023
Although Branagh has done a good job of toning down the opera's more ridiculous elements, what remains will test even the most willing opera virgin. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawOct 13, 2023
This is a genial and good-natured production with much spectacle and entertainment to offer, and, like all of Branagh's classical revivals on celluloid, it manages to be high-minded and yet accessible. Read full review
60
Time OutMartin HoyleOct 13, 2023
Apart from a fascination with the hate-spitting mouth and throat of Lyubov Petrova’s vocally pyrotechnic Queen of the Night, the visual gimmicks are individually tolerable. But they don’t add up to anything particular. Read full review
40
The IndependentNicholas BarberOct 13, 2023
Most unwary cinema-goers who see The Magic Flute will vow never to cross the threshold of an opera house as long as they live. Read full review
40
VarietyDerek ElleyOct 13, 2023
There's not much magic left in Kenneth Branagh's The Magic Flute. Relocating the 1791 opera to WWI and adopting a hard-edged approach that worked for "Hamlet," Branagh has wrought a "Flute" for high-end aficionados only. Lavishly mounted and well sung, but thin on charm and spontaneity, pic is likely to hit a bum note at general wickets. Read full review
40
Washington PostAnne MidgetteOct 13, 2023
The state of uncertainty persists for the entire film, as you wait in vain for the director to tie the pieces together. Read full review
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