Metropolis (1927) Critic Reviews
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Boston Globe | Jonathan PerryAdd Critic to Favorites
Poetic, surreal, and curiously powerful.Read the full review
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
A wild elaboration. If you have never seen a Japanese anime, start here. If you love them, Metropolis proves you are right.Read the full review
San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalleAdd Critic to Favorites
Superior animated film from Japan.Read the full review
The New York Times | Dana StevensAdd Critic to Favorites
A hallucinatory tour de force of color, perspective and scale, virtually encapsulates the history of Japanese animation.Read the full review
The Onion (A.V. Club) | Tasha RobinsonAdd Critic to Favorites
Technologically, the film is impressive, and it readily overwhelms the senses with frenetic computer-generated activity, an apocalyptic grand finale, and a bombastic jazz score. But unlike its classic predecessor, it doesn't leave much in its wake but ringing ears and unanswered questions.Read the full review
