Pan's Labyrinth Reviews
Common Sense Media
Brilliant, poignant fairy tale isn't for kids.
Full Review
| Original Score: 4/5
Movie Metropolis
...a multifaceted film of worlds within worlds that works at all levels and touches one in every direction. (HD DVD Edition)
Full Review
| Original Score: 9/10
Film4
[In the featurettes] Del Toro is wisely allowed to dominate, ensuring that everything remains engaging.
In Film Australia
| Original Score: 3.5/5
MSN.com
The dark fairy tale from Guillermo del Toro is an elemental "Alice in Wonderland" amidst the horrors of Francisco Franco's reign of terror in 1944 Spain.
Reel.com
| Original Score: 4/4
iF Magazine
What is even better is the DVD that includes an entire second disc just for extras such as eight featurettes, alternate audio track commentary from del Toro and a video prologue from del Toto.
| Original Score: 4/5
Mount Desert Islander
Deftly blending computer-generated and live-action effects, the picture presents a plausible version of how a child's mind might deal with the horrors of war, namely, by escaping into a parallel universe filled with fanciful characters.
Full Review
| Original Score: 4/4
Hollywood Reporter
Top Critic
Dread Central
A beautifully horrific and touching movie from start to finish. The DVD complements it perfectly, and New Line should be thanked for giving it such a lavish treatment.
Full Review
| Original Score: 5/5
ReviewExpress.com
Ofelia's ordeal to remain a normal child even after she enters an entire world of abnormal fantasy takes viewers on a delightful and emotional road experienced in few films.
Full Review
| Original Score: 5/5
Slant Magazine
Something of a step down for Guillermo del Toro as a filmmaker and, lo and behold, he wins three Oscars.
