Zarafa
GKIDS | Release Date: July 3, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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80
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriJul 3, 2015
The patient storytelling and the elegant and colorful hand-drawn animation combine to give the film a pleasing, picture-book-like quality that should appeal to kids; there’s something very old-school about the film’s aesthetic. But in some senses, it also feels like a blast of fresh air, not the least because of where, and on whom, it chooses to place its focus. Read full review
80
Village VoiceSherilyn ConnellyJul 2, 2015
Beautifully animated and often moving. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerJul 2, 2015
Using a wide-ranging color palette that shifts from the warmer hues of the Sahara desert to the colder, sadder blues and grays of old-time Paris, Lie and his team provide a pared-down animation technique that recalls classic Disney, albeit with a rougher, at times abstract touch. Read full review
70
VarietyBoyd van HoeijJul 2, 2015
While the gorgeous widescreen landscapes have a pencil-and-aquarelle quality, the characters themselves are literally rougher-edged, a clever reminder of the hand-drawn, sketchlike quality of traditional animation. Read full review
70
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldJul 2, 2015
Zarafa may not be the most groundbreaking feat of storytelling, but it does have a giraffe in a balloon. Read full review
70
The DissolveTasha RobinsonJul 2, 2015
Everything about the way this story is rendered makes it feel much bigger than the characters and their limited travails can make it. Read full review
40
Time Out LondonTom HuddlestonOct 5, 2015
Zarafa never pauses for breath, rattling from one hasty, perfunctory sequence to another. Read full review
40
EmpireAndrew OsmondSep 14, 2015
The film veers from quasi-real to cartoonily silly and scenes either drag or whirl by too fast. Read full review
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