Up (2009) Rank 5 Reviews

eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)

A fantastic experience the way only Pixar could make it, a touching, intelligent story punctuated with gentle whimsy and bold excitement. ...read the complete Up movie review at eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)

JoBlo's Movie Emporium (JimmyO)

This is one of those rare occasions where everything works... ...read the complete Up movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium (JimmyO)

Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)

Pixar's most mature and refined chunk of animation to date. ...read the complete Up movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)

USA Today (Claudia Puig)

Easily the summer's, and probably the year's, most enchanting movie, Up is a buoyant delight. ...read the complete Up movie review at USA Today (Claudia Puig)

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)

Mania.com (Rob Vaux)

The most shocking thing about Up--a trick Pixar plays with eerie regularity--is how easy it all seems. ...read the complete Up movie review at Mania.com (Rob Vaux)

PopMatters (Bill Gibron)

Up is actually about rediscovering your soul, or surviving the worst and making the most of it. It's funny, illuminating, deft, accomplished, mesmerizing, warm, and in the end, as inspiring as its title. ...read the complete Up movie review at PopMatters (Bill Gibron)

Reeling Reviews (Robin Clifford)

I can't say that Up is the best movie made by the CGI masters at Pixar. I can say, though, that there is none better. ...read the complete Up movie review at Reeling Reviews (Robin Clifford)

Hollywood.com (Pete Hammond)

For family audiences looking for heart and laughs , 'Up' soars above the rest as the funniest film of the summer. ...read the complete Up movie review at Hollywood.com (Pete Hammond)

7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)

A sweet, tender film that is easily one of the best films of 2009, and with its 3D experience, it is the first film of the summer that is a must-see in the theaters. ...read the complete Up movie review at 7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)

One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)

An animated movie that's far more human than most live-action ones, and easily maintains the exalted standards we've come to expect from Pixar. It's guaranteed to raise your spirits. ...read the complete Up movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)

Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)

How much do I love this movie? If it were mathematically possible, I'd give it five stars out of four. ...read the complete Up movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)

Boston Globe (Ty Burr)

Because the movie's grounded, it's free to fly where it wants, and it does so with an exuberance and poignancy that at times feels majestic. ...read the complete Up movie review at Boston Globe (Ty Burr)

efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)

Alternately funny, touching, exciting and visually dazzling, often all at once, this is the kind of film that you genuinely need to see twice in order to fully absorb everything it has to offer. ...read the complete Up movie review at efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)

Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

Up is a breathtaking ride into the realm of pure imagination. Up shames the pap that now passes for family entertainment (yes, Night at the Museum 2, I'm talking to you). ...read the complete Up movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)

Most Pixar movies feature talking animals; this one does, too, with a twist: A pack of dogs who pursue Russell and Carl in South America (egged on by the movie's villain, fallen explorer Charles F. Muntz) can speak, thanks to some high-tech collars. ...read the complete Up movie review at Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)

Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)

While it may seem to have a limiting premise and characters, it's done so well that it's easily on par with the Pixar films that came before it. ...read the complete Up movie review at Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)

Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)

Everything about Up is an up, in the most visceral and poetic ways. ...read the complete Up movie review at Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)

Sacramento Bee (Carla Meyer)

With Ratatouille, WALL-E and now Up, Pixar Animation Studios has graduated from moviedom's finest animation house to its most consistent producer of great cinematic art, period. ...read the complete Up movie review at Sacramento Bee (Carla Meyer)

Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)

From the title onward, Up is a stratospheric success. It's guaranteed to lift your spirits, and not with a pushy DreamWorks-style gag reel of celebrity voices and committee-processed one-liners. ...read the complete Up movie review at Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)

Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)

Rarely has any film, let alone an animated one powered by the logic of dream and fantasy, been able to move so successfully -- and so effortlessly -- through so many different kinds of cinematic territory. ...read the complete Up movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)

E! Online (Matt Stevens)

The celebrated animation studio reaches great heights -- again -- with a surprising story that's about a whole lot more than an old man with a flying house. ...read the complete Up movie review at E! Online (Matt Stevens)

JoBlo's Movie Emporium (Chris Bumbray)

This cast a spell over me, hitting all the right notes, and reminding me once again, why I love films so much in the first place. ...read the complete Up movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium (Chris Bumbray)

Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)

If there's magic in them thar Pixar films, it's not just the magic of supernaturally gorgeous animation and inexpressibly poignant characters and a touch so light that it turns the deeply profound into something ethereal. ...read the complete Up movie review at Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)

Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)

it's sharp, funny, tear-jerking, and there is simply no better time to be had at the movies for anybody of any age ...read the complete Up movie review at Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)

Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)

Has something of the craziness of the classic Donald Duck and Scrooge McDuck comic-book stories created by Carl Barks in the 1940s and '50s... ...read the complete Up movie review at Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)

Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (Greg Maki)

... 3D doesn't tell the story--the backbone of any quality film. Up has a great one that holds up no matter how many dimensions are used. ...read the complete Up movie review at Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (Greg Maki)

Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (Bruce Bennett)

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Illinois Times (Charles Koplinski)

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Tucson Weekly (Bob Grimm)

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Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)

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3BlackChicks Review (Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel)

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Times-Picayune (Mike Scott)

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Needcoffee.com (Widgett Walls)

So for kids, an adventure movie. For adults, an adventure on a whole different level. ...read the complete Up movie review at Needcoffee.com (Widgett Walls)

The Trend (Stephen Silver)

A beautiful film in every sense of the word, UP belongs at or near the top of the list of Pixar's best movies. ...read the complete Up movie review at The Trend (Stephen Silver)

Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)

a wonderful, whimsical flight of fancy, a wild 3-D excursion into storybook delirium that is nonetheless firmly grounded in trecognizable human emotions ...read the complete Up movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)

New York Post (Lou Lumenick)

An exquisite work of cinematic art that also happens to be the funniest, most touching, most exciting and most entertaining movie released so far this year. ...read the complete Up movie review at New York Post (Lou Lumenick)

Detroit News (Tom Long)

There are not words enough to express how good Up is. ...read the complete Up movie review at Detroit News (Tom Long)

Palo Alto Weekly (Tyler Hanley)

A thrilling, heartfelt and humorous family film with enough jubilant energy to lift you right off your seat. ...read the complete Up movie review at Palo Alto Weekly (Tyler Hanley)

St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))

Up recalls Finding Nemo in the grace with which it balances thrills and tenderness. ...read the complete Up movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))

Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) (John Wirt)

Technical brilliance and nuanced storytelling lift Pixar miles above the competition. ...read the complete Up movie review at Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) (John Wirt)

Christianity Today (Carolyn Arends)

It's a swashbuckling, continent-hopping adventure and an under-stated, nuanced psychodrama. It's a wildly creative fantasy and an almost devastatingly poignant piece of realism. ...read the complete Up movie review at Christianity Today (Carolyn Arends)

Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Daniel M. Kimmel)

We first meet Carl Fredricksen as a young boy, in love with the notion of flight and exploring the world. ...read the complete Up movie review at Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Daniel M. Kimmel)

Cinerina (Karina Montgomery)

My six companions and I uniformly fell in love with this movie, and I can't wait to see it again, even at $15 for 3-D. ...read the complete Up movie review at Cinerina (Karina Montgomery)

ReelTalk Movie Reviews (Jeffrey Chen)

How powerful are the folks at the Pixar Animation Studios? Their latest offering, Up, can possibly make you cry within the first 15 minutes. ...read the complete Up movie review at ReelTalk Movie Reviews (Jeffrey Chen)

Sunday Mirror [UK] (Mark Adams)

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TheDivaReview.com (Diva Velez)

Up is an absolute masterpiece with a great message that never becomes anything less than incredibly entertaining, striking a perfect balance between moving sentiment and rollicking fun. ...read the complete Up movie review at TheDivaReview.com (Diva Velez)

The Telegraph

The quality of writing, its delicious sound design, and the emotional punch it packs all make this one of Pixar's finest achievements to date. ...read the complete Up movie review at The Telegraph

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)

If it sounds like I can't find anything in Up to be curmudgeonly about, that's because I really can't. ...read the complete Up movie review at Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)

Little White Lies (Jonathan Crocker)

Gorgeously rendered in subtly immersive 3D and full of organic cinematic nods, this is a rare, wondrous story of true love and dream-catching. Of holding on and letting go. You will believe a house can fly. ...read the complete Up movie review at Little White Lies (Jonathan Crocker)

AV Club (Mike D'Angelo)

The overall look of the film, with its breathtaking aerial views of South American landscapes and its symbolic interplay of squares and circles, puts every other animation studio to shame. ...read the complete Up movie review at AV Club (Mike D'Angelo)

About.com (Rebecca Murray)

A sure lock on an animated film Oscar nod, Up delivers a wondrous world filled with people and creatures you'll fall head over heels in love with. ...read the complete Up movie review at About.com (Rebecca Murray)

Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)

Up freshens traditional Disney values with Pixar vivacity. ...read the complete Up movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)

Boxoffice Magazine (Sara Schieron)

Breakneck speedy, hysterically funny and appropriately lithe, UP handles itself in action with the same intensity as with comedy, never stopping to leave room for a laugh or a gasp. ...read the complete Up movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Sara Schieron)

Screen International (Mike Goodridge)

A highpoint of ingenuity and storytelling in the Pixar canon and indeed the animated form. ...read the complete Up movie review at Screen International (Mike Goodridge)

Hollywood Reporter (Michael Rechtshaffen)

Pixar again raises the bar to wondrous new heights. ...read the complete Up movie review at Hollywood Reporter (Michael Rechtshaffen)

Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)

How many production houses can boast of reordering audiences' favorites lists with each new release? ...read the complete Up movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)

EmanuelLevy.com

Examining the historical record of Disney-Pixar is like browsing through the highlights of American cinema of the last decade or so. ...read the complete Up movie review at EmanuelLevy.com

IGN Movies UK

It may well be Pixar's finest feature yet, and when you consider the competition, that's high praise indeed. ...read the complete Up movie review at IGN Movies UK

TIME Magazine (Richard Corliss)

Extending the patented Pixar mix of humor and heart, Up is the studio's most deeply emotional and affecting work. ...read the complete Up movie review at TIME Magazine (Richard Corliss)

The Guardian

It is a tremendous film and a happy start to the festival: entertaining and visually dazzling. ...read the complete Up movie review at The Guardian

Hollywood & Fine (Marshall Fine)

I don't want to oversell this film but, really, how could I? It's the first great film of the summer, indeed, of the year. ...read the complete Up movie review at Hollywood & Fine (Marshall Fine)

Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)

Many a PIXAR film has been nominated for the Best Animated Feature Academy Award. "UP" may finally be the one to snag a nod as Best Picture, animated or otherwise. ...read the complete Up movie review at Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)

Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)

As Carl's house takes flight, Giacchino's waltz recalls Victor Young's theme from "Around the World in 80 Days." Strike that: It doesn't recall it; it equals it. ...read the complete Up movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)

MSNBC (Alonso Duralde)

For any run-of-the-mill movie studio, Up would represent a major achievement. But this is Pixar we're talking about ... and so the standards have to be a little tougher. ...read the complete Up movie review at MSNBC (Alonso Duralde)

Independent (Anthony Quinn)

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Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)

What other animated film has contemplated the anxious stubbornness of the elderly to cling to whatever independence they can for as long as they can, to remain connected to familiar places and things? ...read the complete Up movie review at Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)

Antagony & Ecstasy (Tim Brayton)

A sweet and gentle fable... sad & funny & thrilling all at once. ...read the complete Up movie review at Antagony & Ecstasy (Tim Brayton)

Seanax.com (Sean Axmaker)

The most tender, touching and deftly told love story of the year is in the opening few minutes of Up... ...read the complete Up movie review at Seanax.com (Sean Axmaker)

Chicago Reader (Andrea Gronvall)

Writer-directors Pete Docter and Bob Peterson present hilarious insights into bird brains and canine psychology and treat thornier human emotions deftly. ...read the complete Up movie review at Chicago Reader (Andrea Gronvall)

KPBS.org (Beth Accomando)

3D ain't what it used to be. Gone are those funky glasses with one red lens and one blue one. Gone are gimmicky titles like Comin' at Ya. ...read the complete Up movie review at KPBS.org (Beth Accomando)

Village Voice (Robert Wilonsky)

Perhaps by now, all of this sounds so unbearably sad and undeniably grown-up, but only because it is. ...read the complete Up movie review at Village Voice (Robert Wilonsky)

New Yorker (David Denby)

The recent animated features by the Pixar division of Disney-"The Incredibles," "Ratatouille," "WALL-E," and now "Up"-have amounted to a run of creative success that has few parallels in American popular culture. ...read the complete Up movie review at New Yorker (David Denby)

Philadelphia Daily News (Gary Thompson)

Pixar will one day make a stinker, but I'm happy to report that Up is not it. ...read the complete Up movie review at Philadelphia Daily News (Gary Thompson)

The Movie Minute (Joanna Langfield)

The honesty of the story here, as beautifully depicted and acted by Asner and young Jordan Nagai is so real, so palpable, you almost forget you are watching an animated film at all. ...read the complete Up movie review at The Movie Minute (Joanna Langfield)

Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)

Both a breezy children's adventure yarn and a serious consideration of love, death, and lives left behind. ...read the complete Up movie review at Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)

Redbox (James Rocchi)

Up may be the first Pixar film about actual people, and for all of its computer-generated visions and 3D inventions it's always about human emotion and human experience. ...read the complete Up movie review at Redbox (James Rocchi)

DVDTalk.com (Brian Orndorf)

Up underlines not only Pixar's artistic dominance, but demonstrates a rarely observed portion of emotional sincerity that rushes through the system of this picture with a near angelic grace. ...read the complete Up movie review at DVDTalk.com (Brian Orndorf)

CinemaBlend.com (Joshua Tyler)

Real men cry at Up. ...read the complete Up movie review at CinemaBlend.com (Joshua Tyler)

film.com (Eric D. Snider)

It's breezy, clever, hilarious, and entertaining -- all par for the course at Pixar -- and has the depth and intelligence that separate Pixar from every other animation factory. ...read the complete Up movie review at film.com (Eric D. Snider)

CinemaBlend.com (Katey Rich)

For a story well told, an adventure with genuine thrills and a heartbreakingly believable love story, there's not much better than Up. ...read the complete Up movie review at CinemaBlend.com (Katey Rich)

Jam! Movies (Kevin Williamson)

What a magical, marvellous movie. ...read the complete Up movie review at Jam! Movies (Kevin Williamson)

Metromix.com (Matt Pais)

Yet another Pixar film that's approximately 3 billion times better than almost all other animated movies. ...read the complete Up movie review at Metromix.com (Matt Pais)

At the Movies (Australia) (David Stratton)

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MTV (Kurt Loder)

The new Pixar Animation feature "Up" goes boldly where even live-action movies rarely dare. ...read the complete Up movie review at MTV (Kurt Loder)

Watertown Daily Times (Adam Tobias)

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Cinema Crazed (Felix Vasquez Jr.)

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Slant Magazine (Ed Gonzalez)

Per usual, the nuances of human relationships are conveyed via Pixar's predictably acute attention to detail, coded in a mysterious evocation of mood. ...read the complete Up movie review at Slant Magazine (Ed Gonzalez)

Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)

The lessons of Up lift us, even as they ground our heroes in what really matters. ...read the complete Up movie review at Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)

Cinema Writer (Jay Antani)

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New Republic (Christopher Orr)

Give the folks at Pixar this (and, while you do, give them anything else they want too): They appreciate the cinematic virtue of showing over telling. ...read the complete Up movie review at New Republic (Christopher Orr)

Movie Retriever (Brian Tallerico)

A lovely, entertaining, summer comedy adventure. Don't miss it. ...read the complete Up movie review at Movie Retriever (Brian Tallerico)

Cinemaphile.org (David Keyes)

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Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) (Gina Carbone)

It all starts with the story, something Pixar has gotten so good at I've all but stopped noticing the brilliant visuals. ...read the complete Up movie review at Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) (Gina Carbone)

Atlantic City Weekly (Lori Hoffman)

Up is a beautifully balanced effort that will take you up, up and away on its beautiful balloons. ...read the complete Up movie review at Atlantic City Weekly (Lori Hoffman)

Richmond.com (Mike Ward)

I laughed, I cried, I spooned a balloon animal. ...read the complete Up movie review at Richmond.com (Mike Ward)

Washington Times (Sonny Bunch)

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MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)

Hampered by a poor, almost cryptic advertising campaign, Up returns Pixar to their storytelling roots as experienced in previous films like The Incredibles and Ratatouille. ...read the complete Up movie review at MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)

Total Film (Jamie Graham)

Up, as ever, is all about the characters. And the observations of human (and animal) behaviour. And the exquisitely timed physical comedy. ...read the complete Up movie review at Total Film (Jamie Graham)

Scene-Stealers.com (Eric Melin)

Pixar delivers [another] piece of expertly-rendered, artful entertainment...that doesn't pander to kids and that families will still adore. ...read the complete Up movie review at Scene-Stealers.com (Eric Melin)

WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)

What you will love about Up is what you don't expect it to be. ...read the complete Up movie review at WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)

LarsenOnFilm (Josh Larsen)

Were the filmmakers behind Up scared by their own movie's seriousness? ...read the complete Up movie review at LarsenOnFilm (Josh Larsen)

Toronto Star (Peter Howell)

Up is a story of human bonds remembered and new ones forged, and never for one moment does it seems insincere or contrived. ...read the complete Up movie review at Toronto Star (Peter Howell)

Film Journal International (Kevin Lally)

Pixar's high-flying 3D adventure of an aged widower and his eight-year-old accidental stowaway is a constant delight. Word of mouth should soar. ...read the complete Up movie review at Film Journal International (Kevin Lally)

Washington City Paper (Tricia Olszewski)

Pretty close to being a perfect outing at the movies. And considering the marvels Pixar has already given us year after year, that's a stunning achievement. ...read the complete Up movie review at Washington City Paper (Tricia Olszewski)

Entertainment Spectrum (Keith Cohen)

They should create a new category for this year's Academy Award for Best Vocal Acting in an animated film and name Asner as the first recipient. ...read the complete Up movie review at Entertainment Spectrum (Keith Cohen)

Wall Street Journal (Joe Morgenstern)

The characterizations are fairly coarse cartoons, in contrast to the emotionally rich cartoons that have become Pixar's hallmark. They're more schematic than organic, and that applies to the plotting as well. ...read the complete Up movie review at Wall Street Journal (Joe Morgenstern)

Arizona Daily Star

A Pixar pinnacle. That may seem like outlandish praise, given the animation studio's sterling tax record. ...read the complete Up movie review at Arizona Daily Star

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)

While Up achieves liftoff and even soars, it encounters enough turbulence to result in a bumpy flight. ...read the complete Up movie review at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)

Boston Phoenix (Peter Keough)

Nobody these days tells stories as cinematically as do the people at Pixar. ...read the complete Up movie review at Boston Phoenix (Peter Keough)

Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

The idea is that Mr. Fredricksen must decide between his own, long-gesticulating plans and the more immediate plans of his new acquaintances. Asner does a wonderful job bringing Mr. ...read the complete Up movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

San Francisco Examiner (Rossiter Drake)

Pixar has set the bar impossibly high. That they clear it here by a foot and not by a mile doesn't mean they haven't succeeded in serving up extraordinary entertainment. ...read the complete Up movie review at San Francisco Examiner (Rossiter Drake)

WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)

What you will love about Up is what you don't expect it to be. ...read the complete Up movie review at WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)

Washington Post (Ann Hornaday)

Pixar has done it again, in every best way possible. ...read the complete Up movie review at Washington Post (Ann Hornaday)

Associated Press (Christy Lemire)

The title is deceptively simple, which is fitting, because the latest achievement from Pixar Animation is deeper and more complex on every level than it would initially appear. ...read the complete Up movie review at Associated Press (Christy Lemire)

Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)

Up, the latest lovely fantasy from the artists at Disney's Pixar animation, it's a truly fantastic adventure -- a lighter-than-air daydream about a cranky widower, a chubby boy and their amazing journey. ...read the complete Up movie review at Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

UGO (Jordan Hoffman)

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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)

Communinity.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

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)

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)

This 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

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)

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)

The Scorecard Review (Jeff Bayer)

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Sacramento News & Review (Jim Lane)

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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)

Empire Magazine Australasia (Michael Adams)

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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)

Uncut Magazine [UK] (Jonathan Romney)

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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)

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)

Filmstar Magazine (Joseph McCabe)

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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)

Uruguay Total (Enrique Buchichio)

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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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)

good, not great, Pixar ...read the complete Up movie review at filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)

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)

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)

Independent

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

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)

Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)

An enjoyable movie that's also something Pixar's work usually isn't -- forgettable. ...read the complete Up movie review at Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)

Film Threat (Matthew Sorrento)