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Flight of the Red Balloon, The (2008)

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All Time

of 190,116

6,222

2000's

of 33,985

2,051

2008

of 662

56
Action
- Action All Time
  
  of 5,893
  
  684
  
  Action of 2008
  
  of 103
  
  13
  
  Action of the 2000's
  
  of 1,830
  
  225
Adventure
- Adventure All Time
  
  of 4,415
  
  649
  
  Adventure of 2008
  
  of 90
  
  14
  
  Adventure of the 2000's
  
  of 988
  
  190
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,985
  
  3,155
  
  Drama of 2008
  
  of 257
  
  23
  
  Drama of the 2000's
  
  of 9,635
  
  1,038
Family
- Family All Time
  
  of 4,952
  
  380
  
  Family of 2008
  
  of 35
  
  5
  
  Family of the 2000's
  
  of 897
  
  121

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Flight of the Red Balloon, The (2008) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:2.5002

Avg Critic Score:2.7436

Flight of the Red Balloon, The (2008) Rank 2 Reviews

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Jam! Movies (Jim Slotek)

Who knows? You might be in the mood for a slowly unspooling objet d'art filmique with flashes of brilliance in composition and framing. Or you might want to see Iron Man again. ...read the complete Flight of the Red Balloon movie review at Jam! Movies (Jim Slotek)

Spirituality and Practice (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)

A breezy film set in Paris about a busy single parent and her playful seven-year-old son in which a red balloon signals beauty and joy. ...read the complete Flight of the Red Balloon movie review at Spirituality and Practice (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)

Empire Magazine (Anna Hart)

It's beautifully filmed but nothing really happens in the two-hour running time. ...read the complete Flight of the Red Balloon movie review at Empire Magazine (Anna Hart)

Film Journal International (Chris Barsanti)

A fine film, of course, but something that could well be done without after the tenth screening. At the start of Hou Hsiao Hsien's Flight of the Red Balloon, therefore, certain hearts will sink at seeing that big, red and round balloon bobbing impishly ...read the complete Flight of the Red Balloon movie review at Film Journal International (Chris Barsanti)

Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)

This Red Balloon is gorgeously photographed, and finely acted; like the first film, it gives its plaything a real, solid dimensionality. But despite its title, it never really soars. ...read the complete Flight of the Red Balloon movie review at Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)

Flight of the Red Balloon, The (2008) Critic Reviews continued...

Hollywood Reporter (Duane Byrge)

The imagery of the classic movie, where a spirited red balloon wafts unpredictably over Paris, never even attempts to reach a metaphorical height, nor does it even engage us compositionally. ...read the complete Flight of the Red Balloon movie review at Hollywood Reporter (Duane Byrge)

Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)

For special tastes: for others, the film is static, punctuating the harried life of a mother who frankly does not have much reason to be frazzled. ...read the complete Flight of the Red Balloon movie review at Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)

Channel 4 Film (Saxon Bullock)

An odd tale of life on the winding streets of Paris, The Flight Of The Red Balloon isn't without its moments of beauty, but its vague story and aimless tone is more likely to frustrate than enchant. ...read the complete Flight of the Red Balloon movie review at Channel 4 Film (Saxon Bullock)

BBC (Anna Smith)

French drama The Flight Of The Red Balloon has been praised at film festivals, but it's likely to divide audiences less tolerant of arthouse minimalism. ...read the complete Flight of the Red Balloon movie review at BBC (Anna Smith)

Guardian [UK] (Peter Bradshaw)

Too contrived and self-reflexive for my tastes. ...read the complete Flight of the Red Balloon movie review at Guardian [UK] (Peter Bradshaw)

New York Magazine (David Edelstein)

The film is built on contrasts, on invisible currents and crosscurrents. There is the steadiness of Houâ��s camera and the chaos of Suzanneâ��s world, with its implicit toll on the psyche of her little boy, lost amid the clatter. Suzanne writes puppet sho ...read the complete Flight of the Red Balloon movie review at New York Magazine (David Edelstein)

Boxoffice Magazine (Shlomo Schwartzberg)

For the first time, the great Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsiao-hsien (Three Times, Cafe Lumiere) has made a movie set outside of Asia. The project, alas, is of little interest. Loosely ...read the complete Flight of the Red Balloon movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Shlomo Schwartzberg)

Village Voice (Aaron Hillis)

About a thousand movies ago, I made the truculent, unprovable assertion that if Chinese grandmaster Hou Hsiao-hsien were French, he'd be the darling of the Lincoln Plazas. Now the moment of truth arrives with Hou's Flight of the Red Balloonâ��set in Paris ...read the complete Flight of the Red Balloon movie review at Village Voice (Aaron Hillis)

New York Press (Armond White)

Right now, the best movie in town is Stephen Chowâ��s CJ7, the most charming art film about childhood since Jean-Marie Straubâ��s En RachÃ¢chant. Chow knows something basic about movies: That the qualities that make a good childrenâ��s film are the same a ...read the complete Flight of the Red Balloon movie review at New York Press (Armond White)

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