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Where The Wild Things Are
Released: 11/12/2009
General release
Boasting a soundtrack by Karen O, Spike Jonze's stunning visuals and a cast of talent to match any Hollywood blockbuster, Where The Wild Things Are looks set to be one of the coolest films of 2009. No mean feat, given that the book from which it was adapted contains just 10 sentences of text.
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60%
The Times“It’s all very charming and quirky...” The hipster flavour that Jonze adds to the film, together with the soundtrack from the downtown NY goddess Karen O, certainly makes this tonally unique among children’s films.
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60%
The Telegraph“Loud, narcotised, emotionally stunted...” The film excels is in its high-class synthesis of real (Australian) landscapes, sophisticated costumes and credible computer-generated effects. The creatures, except for when they’re tumbling and flying through air, look exceedingly realistic...
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20%
The Independent“what eight- or nine-year-old would possibly imagine stuff like this?...” I have no idea what Jonze and Eggers are trying to say here, either to children or to adults, but it's difficult to imagine how they could have made a more tedious and exasperating attempt at it...
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80 %
Little White Lies“The Wild Things are a technical marvel...” what’s fun isn’t always what’s right. Like the trees in the Wild Things’ forest, there’s a hole in the heart of this film – something missing that can’t quite be covered by all the industry and artistry that five long years could muster
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100%
Total Film “a highly emotional, immersive, regressive journey...” A poignant dissection of youth with nine-foot furry monsters, gorgeous production design, frenetic camerawork and a playful, wistful score from Karen O. Never mind the little ones. This beauty will have most grown-ups blubbing...
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70 %
Channel4 Film“A gorgeous looking, strange and sad film...” Where the book is joyful with occasional dark clouds, the film is a stormy affair with sporadic glimpses of sunshine. Don't go expecting joyous escapism...
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80 %
Time Out“One of the film’s pleasures is young Max Records...” Stands out for its unusually potent evocation of the timbre of childhood imagining, with its combination of the outré and the banal, grand schemes jumbled up with delicate feelings and the urge to smash things up...
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80 %
Empire“an out-and-out celebration of childhood...” A film for anyone who’s ever climbed trees, grazed knees or basked in the comfort of a parent’s sympathy as they’ve pulled you off the ground crying. It’ll make your inner child run wild...
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60%
Guardian“Frequently beguiling yet oddly frustrating...” Looks back at childhood from an adult perspective. This sense of distance is all very well, but it keeps us at arm's length from the action, framing Max's escapade in terms of a teasing, cerebral thesis...
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Variety“Lack of density and complexity...” Fleet of foot, emotionally attuned to its subject and instinctively faithful to its celebrated source...
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