The Tempest
Touchstone Pictures | Release Date: December 10, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
43
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
16
Negative:
6
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38
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanDec 16, 2010
Boasting a plot that's heavy on the magical shenanigans, this pretty and poetic adaptation of Shakespeare's play is a fantasia for the smart set, a literary novelty for anyone who wants to have fun without giving up food for thought. On that score, at least, it delivers, in spades. Read full review
38
Rolling StonePeter TraversDec 10, 2010
I found myself wishing that Taymor would turn off the sound and fury and let The Tempest speak for itself. My wish wasn't granted. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesDec 16, 2010
For a filmmaker like Julie Taymor, Shakespeare's language isn't nearly as enticing as Prospero's violent manipulation of the elements, and this screen adaptation of the play-like her egregious Beatles movie "Across the Universe" (2007)-is primarily an exercise in eccentric (and, I would argue, empty) spectacle. Read full review
30
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierDec 10, 2010
Less the opulent retelling she (Taymor) intended and more like a high-minded midnight movie, filled with Ricky's-style costumes, black swans, sprites that flit across the screen and a cave filled with boiling beakers. Read full review
25
New York PostLou LumenickDec 10, 2010
A surprisingly unengaging and charmless fantasy from a director whose previous films ("Across the Universe," "Titus," "Frida") were, despite their other issues, never boring. Read full review
20
Time OutJoshua RothkopfDec 7, 2010
A tiresome mess that's completely bereft of a quiet moment in speech or manner, The Tempest aches for the wisdom of discipline. Read full review
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