Cirque Du Soleil: Worlds Away 3D Reviews
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Designed as pure confection for the eyes, this largely wordless fare is perfect for kids (how many G-rated films are there around?) and for any stressed-out office worker eager for something to unwind to.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Movie Talk
If the less-than-compelling plot leads you to drift off, it won't be long before another tour-de-force of agility or grace jerks you awake.
Radio Times
It's all beautifully choreographed, the performers are remarkable and the set design is wonderful, but even in 3D, writer/director Andrew Adamson's film lacks the exhilarating thrill of seeing the shows live.
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| Original Score: 3/5
FromTheBalcony
As a showcase for Cirque's astonishing assortment of shows, it's a must-see for fans.
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| Original Score: B
Top CriticFor older kids or grown-ups who've dreamed of joining the circus, it's a wildly imaginative treat.
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| Original Score: 3.5/4
Common Sense Media
Spectacular, but without a real story, it might bore kids.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Killer Movie Reviews
The flawless artistry of the human form defying physics and physiology with effortless grace, spiked with pathos, wit, romance, or mystery, is a marvel to behold.
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| Original Score: 4/5
It's refreshing to sit back and bask in the sheer joy with which these brightly costumed, stunningly agile performers navigate fire, water and air.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
Screen It!
This offering might come off as a mixed bag of good to thrilling moments mixed with bouts of near narcolepsy. (Full Content Review for Parents also available)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"Cirque du Soleil: World's Away" is a rare entertainment, being for the benefit of everyone.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Even if the film is no substitute for the real thing, it is at least an effective advertisement.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Jam! Movies
Presents a chain of breathtaking images that showcases the Cirque's artists from a unique point of view.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
It serves as a greatest-hits reel of the staggeringly gorgeous and superbly creative acts of the Canadian-born entertainment phenomenon cherry picked from seven Cirque productions.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Las Vegas Weekly
Succeeds as a 3D showcase for Cirque performances far more than it does as a narrative feature film.
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| Original Score: 3/5
The rare movie whose title serves as an accurate indicator of whether you will enjoy seeing it.
Montreal Gazette
The result is a ravishing film that strikes a tricky balance between art film and populist family fare, and has arrived just in time for the holiday season.
A negligible narrative takes nothing away from the heart-stopping beauty of the visuals in this 3D spectacular.
A bona fide high-wire act, Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away delivers towering thrills through its candy-colored 3D ode to the titular outfit's astounding acrobatics.
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
It's all quite lovely, mesmerizing - and right on the edge of sleep-inducing.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
