44
Metascore
12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60Time OutKeith UhlichTime OutKeith UhlichLovingly designed, but dramatically inert.
- 58Portland OregonianShawn LevyPortland OregonianShawn LevyIt's lovely, truly, but so heavy-handed and slipshod that it's probably best enjoyed with the sound off -- an option they're not likely to offer at the movie theater.
- 50Village VoiceNick SchagerVillage VoiceNick SchagerRegrettably, both the condemnation of capitalist avarice and violence and the sanctification of nature and youthful innocence are dramatized only in simplistic black-and-white terms.
- 50VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibMia and the Migoo boasts a handsome, folkloric look that is often undermined by a ham-handed script.
- 50The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisTrying to parse meaning in "Mia" is secondary to its main point, which is its look, created with 500,000 hand-drawn frames. That's impressive in an age in which most mainstream animation is done with computers.
- The look is appealing, but the dark third act and heavy themes may alienate family audiences.
- 50Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinAlternately ambitious and simplistic, lively and bland, the French-produced adventure Mia and the Migoo never fully pinpoints its intended audience or many ecological messages.
- 50Chicago ReaderAndrea GronvallChicago ReaderAndrea GronvallDirector Jacques-Remy Girerd often divides the frame into three vertical bands, each with a different color signature; this dynamic technique makes the eventual introduction of explosive action sequences seem like overkill.
- 40New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierShares a spiritual link to the Japanese works of Hayao Miyazaki but lacks his films' narrative drive and magical overlay.
- 25New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithFar too childish to intrigue adults yet too slow and dull for kids.