Atlantis: The Lost Empire Critic Reviews

Rousing in an old pulp science fiction sort of way, but the climactic scene transcends the rest, and stands by itself as one of the great animated action sequences.Read the full review

A monumental treat as well as a crafty assemblage of mythologies.Read the full review

The emphasis here is less on cuteness and romance and more on the "Raiders of the Lost Ark"-style adventure.Read the full review

For all its handsomeness, the movie reveals a few cobwebs beginning to gather at the conceptual edges of the Disney animations.Read the full review

Story line and characterization are decidedly old-fashioned, and a curious decision about production design gives this wide-screen cartoon some of the look and feel of a Saturday morning TV cartoon seriesRead the full review

Has my eye, seduced by the devious and tactile delights of ''Shrek,'' already evolved in tandem with the technological leaps in computer animation? Or is Atlantis simply a Disney dud?Read the full review

Qualifies as a pleasant time-killer, but it's 20,000 leagues beneath what it might have been.Read the full review

What Atlantis gains in chills and thrills, it loses in pure emotion.Read the full review

Recycles familiar adventure and cartoon devices with minimal wit and flair, and the lack of imagination will seem all the more dramatic to audiences in comparison to the winningly sophisticated "Shrek."Read the full review