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Movie Info


Genre :

Animation, Action, Drama

Release Date :

September 22, 2006 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Christian Volckman

Starring :

Daniel Craig, Jonathan Pryce, Romola Garai, Ian Holm, Catherine McCormack, Rick Warden

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  3 of 5 [Rate It]

3.5 of 4

“..worth going a few extra miles to seek out..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
Review rate : C+

“..visually striking, technically impressive black-and-white animated feature..”
by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
“..tragically dull..”
by Robert Wilonsky [Village Voice]
Review rate : C+

“..fails to provide characters worth being involved in..”
by Aaron Cutler [The Cinema Source]
2 of 4

“..distinctly lifeless..”
by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
2.5 of 4

“..Breathtaking visuals aside, Renaissance never fully engages..”
by Tim Knight [Reel]
“..a visually wondrous experience in high-contrast black and white, bogged down by a slow, underwrought story and uninvolving characters..”
by Kevin Crust [Los Angeles Times]
2.5 of 5

“..a noir mystery that looks fascinating but never quite springs to life..”
by Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall]

Reader's Reviews


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This sucked hard core

posted by Bad movie 001 on Jan 06, 2009

id have to say 8 and a quarter star because it made me cry

posted by Franky Mancha on May 27, 2009

i think that i am so pretty and i am so glad i got the sex change

posted by franky mancha on May 27, 2009

different style. story interesting, music very good

posted by Bob on Aug 19, 2009
 
 

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