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Up (2009) scores a combined 3.40 out of 4 stars for ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)
Better than at least 90% of the non-Pixar animated movies being produced, as well as a film experience that can be fully embraced for its originality of vision and tone. ...read the complete Up movie review at ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)
Up (2009) scores a combined 3.40 out of 4 stars for Cinematical (Jette Kernion)Cinematical (Jette Kernion)
If you're old enough to sit quietly through a feature film, go see it. ...read the complete Up movie review at Cinematical (Jette Kernion)
Up (2009) scores a combined 3.30 out of 4 stars for Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)
Up is less visually exuberant than many of the other Pixar films, but in this case that's a plus. ...read the complete Up movie review at Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)
Up (2009) scores a combined 3.30 out of 4 stars for Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
A lush visual rendering of the Pennsylvania Dutch proverb, 'We get old too soon, and too late smart.' ...read the complete Up movie review at Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
Up (2009) scores a combined 3.30 out of 4 stars for Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
This is one of Pixar's better films, comparable to 'The Incredibles.' ...read the complete Up movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Up (2009) scores a combined 3.30 out of 4 stars for AV Club (Tasha Robinson)AV Club (Tasha Robinson)
Up is challenging, emotionally and narratively, but it trusts viewers to keep up; Pixar has never been interested in talking down to children or their parents. ...read the complete Up movie review at AV Club (Tasha Robinson)
Up (2009) scores a combined 3.30 out of 4 stars for UGO (Jordan Hoffman)UGO (Jordan Hoffman)
...read the complete Up movie review at UGO (Jordan Hoffman)
Up (2009) scores a combined 3.30 out of 4 stars for Oregonian (Shawn Levy)Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Is Up top-shelf Pixar? No. But is it quality summer movie entertainment? Absolutely. Even when the folks at Pixar aim to keep their feet solidly on the ground, they can't help but soar. ...read the complete Up movie review at Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Up (2009) scores a combined 3.30 out of 4 stars for Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)
A wonderful film, bursting with creativity and remarkable, in the way Pixar efforts usually are, for being a 'family film' that doesn't pander and treats its story like serious business. ...read the complete Up movie review at Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)
Up (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Variety (Todd McCarthy)Variety (Todd McCarthy)
[Up] could easily have been cloying, but instead proves disarming in its deep reserves of narrative imagination and surprise, as well as its poignant thematic balance of dreams deferred and dreams fulfilled. ...read the complete Up movie review at Variety (Todd McCarthy)
Up (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for PopMatters (Renie Scolaro Mora)PopMatters (Renie Scolaro Mora)
Still, these complaints are minor. Up's appeal and its requisite "lessons" are both happily multi-generational. ...read the complete Up movie review at PopMatters (Renie Scolaro Mora)
Up (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Communinity.compuserve.comCommuninity.compuserve.com
A lush visual rendering of the Pennsylvania Dutch proverb, 'We get old too soon, and too late smart. ...read the complete Up movie review at Communinity.compuserve.com
Up (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
This is a wonderful film. It tells a story.The characters are as believable as any characters can be who spend much of their time floating above the rain forests of Venezuela. ...read the complete Up movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Up (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for This is LondonThis is London
Indeed, some scenes, like the floating house dropping slowly out of sight through the clouds, have an element rarely associated with Hollywood cartoons: great visual beauty. ...read the complete Up movie review at This is London
Up (2009) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Tri-City Herald (Gary Wolcott)Tri-City Herald (Gary Wolcott)
Webster's online dictionary gives genius five definitions. They should add one more: Pixar. Twenty-two Academy Awards, four Golden Globes and three Grammys qualify the studio. ...read the complete Up movie review at Tri-City Herald (Gary Wolcott)
Up (2009) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Denton Record Chronicle (TX) (Boo Allen)Denton Record Chronicle (TX) (Boo Allen)
Colorful, fun and delightful--exactly what is expected from Pixar. ...read the complete Up movie review at Denton Record Chronicle (TX) (Boo Allen)
Up (2009) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Filmstar Magazine (Joseph McCabe)Filmstar Magazine (Joseph McCabe)
...read the complete Up movie review at Filmstar Magazine (Joseph McCabe)
Up (2009) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Uncut Magazine [UK] (Jonathan Romney)Uncut Magazine [UK] (Jonathan Romney)
...read the complete Up movie review at Uncut Magazine [UK] (Jonathan Romney)
Up (2009) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for ReviewExpress.com (Diana Saenger)ReviewExpress.com (Diana Saenger)
Minus a lot of laughs for children Pixar's beautiful animation alleviated by Michael Giacchino's magnificent music transports us to a far away make-believe place in the blink of an eye. ...read the complete Up movie review at ReviewExpress.com (Diana Saenger)
Up (2009) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Times [UK] (James Christopher)Times [UK] (James Christopher)
It's an unusual, magical film with which to open an art-house festival. ...read the complete Up movie review at Times [UK] (James Christopher)
Up (2009) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine Australasia (Michael Adams)Empire Magazine Australasia (Michael Adams)
...read the complete Up movie review at Empire Magazine Australasia (Michael Adams)
Up (2009) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Sacramento News & Review (Jim Lane)Sacramento News & Review (Jim Lane)
...read the complete Up movie review at Sacramento News & Review (Jim Lane)
Up (2009) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Uruguay Total (Enrique Buchichio)Uruguay Total (Enrique Buchichio)
...read the complete Up movie review at Uruguay Total (Enrique Buchichio)
Up (2009) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Spirituality and Practice (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)Spirituality and Practice (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
Another triumph for Pixar - a 3-D animated feature about a memorable cross-generation friendship that is also a probe on the true meaning of adventure ...read the complete Up movie review at Spirituality and Practice (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
Up (2009) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for The Scorecard Review (Jeff Bayer)The Scorecard Review (Jeff Bayer)
...read the complete Up movie review at The Scorecard Review (Jeff Bayer)
Up (2009) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for BDK Reviews (Kevin McCarthy)BDK Reviews (Kevin McCarthy)
Pixar really set the bar high with Wall*E and even though this film falls a little short it is still sweet, visually stunning and filled with a ton of heart. ...read the complete Up movie review at BDK Reviews (Kevin McCarthy)
Up (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
A near masterpiece. 1st half is absolutely brilliant -- a beautiful compelling work of art. I laughed, I cried, I ogled at the rich visuals. Sweet and touching theme. ...read the complete Up movie review at Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
Up (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Globe and Mail (Kate Taylor)Globe and Mail (Kate Taylor)
The outrageously inventive fable that it tells lifts it above the mundane and sends it floating off to the heights of charm as if carried by a helium balloon. ...read the complete Up movie review at Globe and Mail (Kate Taylor)
Up (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Sci Fi Wire (Todd Gilchrist)Sci Fi Wire (Todd Gilchrist)
Up delivers like no other movie released this year thus far, operating as a massive summer movie and an intimate character study at the same time and with equal impact. ...read the complete Up movie review at Sci Fi Wire (Todd Gilchrist)
Up (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
To watch Up with any attention is to be moved and astonished by the economy with which specific visuals are invested with emotion throughout. ...read the complete Up movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Up (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
A film like Up makes it clear that Pixar has moved beyond the point where it feels the need to pander to children. ...read the complete Up movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Up (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)
Its charms appear to have been applied with surgical precision; by the end, I felt expertly sutured, but not much else. ...read the complete Up movie review at Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)
Up (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Newsday (Rafer Guzman)Newsday (Rafer Guzman)
A whimsical story that taps into the magical relationship between the young and the old. ...read the complete Up movie review at Newsday (Rafer Guzman)
Up (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for New York Magazine (David Edelstein)New York Magazine (David Edelstein)
The look of Up is a world away from Pixar's usual CGI intricacies -- simple in a way that only artists with a genius for complexity can achieve. ...read the complete Up movie review at New York Magazine (David Edelstein)
Up (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Screengrab (Nick Schager)The Screengrab (Nick Schager)
Exudes a wit and wisdom that elevates it to the animated adventure apex. ...read the complete Up movie review at The Screengrab (Nick Schager)
Up (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
There's still something breathless about Up, but I wonder if the Pixar formula isn't starting to show its seams... ...read the complete Up movie review at Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
Up (2009) scores a combined 2.90 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
"A solid Disney adventure feature animation using Pixar." ...read the complete Up movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Up (2009) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for jackiekcooper.com (Jackie K. Cooper)jackiekcooper.com (Jackie K. Cooper)
The first third is pretty dark for kids, but once the house lifts off the movie soars. ...read the complete Up movie review at jackiekcooper.com (Jackie K. Cooper)
Up (2009) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)
good, not great, Pixar ...read the complete Up movie review at filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)
Up (2009) scores a combined 2.67 out of 4 stars for Time Out New York (David Fear)Time Out New York (David Fear)
If such first-rate entertainment simply offers a remarkably fun experience instead of a life-changing one, it's only because we've come to regularly expect epiphanies from its creators. ...read the complete Up movie review at Time Out New York (David Fear)
Up (2009) scores a combined 2.67 out of 4 stars for Time Out (Dave Calhoun)Time Out (Dave Calhoun)
Pixar triumphs again with a delirious fantasy that has one leg in the real world of hopes dashed and realised and the other in the cartoon tradition of journeying and adventure. ...read the complete Up movie review at Time Out (Dave Calhoun)
Up (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
Pixar has done better in the past, but, until their next masterwork arrives, Up will do nicely as the winsome fable it is. ...read the complete Up movie review at TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
Up (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for IndependentIndependent
It works because it serves the story experientially without being obtrusive and Pixar should be applauded for appreciating that the 3D audience is maturing. ...read the complete Up movie review at Independent
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by aravind08 on July 17, 2009 ,
It moves very nice comedy. here the lot of animation scene . This like it for children, because children have like the animation story AMT ...
4.00
Uplifting Animated Epic
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by gd2525 on July 17, 2009 Blackwood, New Jersey
Up is one of, if not the, best animated film of the year. It makes you laugh and shed tears throughout the entire film. Unlike most kid-friendly films, this has a great story as well as solid performances by the voice actors. One of Pixar's best to ...
4.00
Great movie
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by DefyTime on July 17, 2009 Richardson, Texas
This was a movie perfect for kids and adults. I saw it in 3D...awesome. This movie was stunning and so funny. Must ...
4.00
Up and Over
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by cicero0000 on July 16, 2009 Half Moon Bay, California
What a wonderful movie! I felt just like watching The Wizard of Oz, where a world full of so many strange stories and characters fits together to create one beautiful adventure! This is the kind of summer adventure movie that we should see more ...
2.00
Very cute
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by erinmiles23 on July 08, 2009 Clearfield, Utah
The plot line, I think, is a little advanced for children younger then 8 or so. But the movie was full of fun characters, bright colors, and intrigue. I got a little bored during it, but it takes a lot to keep my attention. I also thought there was too ...
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Up (2009) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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Up (2009) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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