WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3
Pioneer Entertainment | Release Date: January 10, 2003 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
8
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
63
Chicago TribuneRobert K. Elder
While sci-fi conceits still permeate the plot (alien DNA, rogue scientists), attention to personal detail float world-weary, superbly-drawn protagonists in a rare movie-a character-driven animated film. Read full review
63
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Lacks excitement, although its solid story makes for decent viewing. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
The backgrounds are handsome and moody, and the character animation is less distractingly cartoonish than that of films like the otherwise breathtaking Metropolis (2001). Read full review
60
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
The romantic denouement is so predictable it must have driven the animators mad as they worked, but their modest art is eerily effective. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubTasha Robinson
Where the too-rarefied style and the too-simple substance meet, a compromise is reached, and something uniquely haunting is formed. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyDaniel Fienberg
The two encounters with the beast WXIII -- first in a darkened factory, and later in an empty stadium, to the strains of Beethoven’s Piano Sonata in G Minor (Pathétique) -- elevate the disappointingly flat animation into a vivid fable of monster and morality. Read full review
50
Village VoiceMark Holcomb
A competent if overlong blend of policier, sci-fi conspiracy thriller, daikaiju eiga (giant monster) stompfest, and tragic romance. It's also anime (short for "cheaper than live-action"). Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleCarla Meyer
Follows the Japanese tradition of humanizing movie monsters, this time in a rather disturbing way. Read full review
40
The New York TimesStephen Holden
With its many unsolved mysteries, WXIII joins a long list of film-noir projects that end up stranded in the maze of their own invention. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
The route to the film's dramatic and poignant climax is so hard to follow that the pleasure, the potential for which is considerable, has been substantially diminished. Read full review
38
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
The full title of this animé import is WXIII (Patlabor the Movie 3), and if you think the name's confusing, you may want to spare yourself the work of figuring out the film itself. Read full review
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