Like most cyberpunk, this film has a stellar premise. However, also in the tradition of cyberpunk, its storytelling and presentation is as murky as its production design.
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Renaissance (2006)
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Reviews Counted:66
Fresh:29
Rotten:37
Average Rating:5.5/10
Consensus: Renaissance attempts to blend sci-fi wonder with stark noir animation, but is often more fun to look at than to watch.
Theatrical Release:Sep 22, 2006 Limited
Synopsis: In the near future in a Paris, France, made of Plexiglas, aerodynamic steel beams, and rainslicked surfaces, a sinister plot unfolds: it's one honest cop (voiced by Daniel Craig) against an evil... [More]
Starring: Daniel Craig, Patrick Floersheim, Catherine McCormack, Romola Garai
Director: Christian Volckman
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Reviews for Renaissance
Renaissance is a victory of style over substance and technology over art, but to score a real win, the filmmakers need to strike a better balance between the two.
07/18/07
Its dark images echo in the mind's eye. And for that alone, it's worth seeing.
10/12/06
Top CriticRenaissance's failures as a boffo genre exercise pale next to its achievements as a piece of moving pop art.
09/22/06
The film jumps cheerfully into every hard-boiled movie cliché like a child splashing into puddles.
08/01/06
A comic book -- mint condition, double-bagged -- that leaves you impressed only with its pristine hollowness.
09/29/06
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04/23/09
Set in Paris circa 2054, the animated Renaissance deliberately meshes science fiction and film noir. Unfortunately, all it does with that provocative combination is remind the viewer that there have been better films made in both genres.
09/22/06
For its retro-futurist look alone, this outdated thriller set in 2054 Paris is worth seeing.
11/03/06
Novelty doesn't compensate for obscurity in the storytelling but I fully appreciated it for its audacity and intrigue.
09/08/06
A lot of hard work went into Renaissance, but that's not enough.
08/30/06
While the filmmakers were playing around on their computers, someone must have scrounged a couple of rotting old stories out of the rubbish and turned them into the film's screenplay.
09/28/06
A gorgeous film ... but the complex story lacks originality and the writing lacks the punch to really make it stand out.
09/20/06
Just like Pixar's latest, the good looks are let down by a weak plot.
07/28/06
It's unfortunate that it's all in the service of a story as dull as it is complicated, though if you can make it to the end without drifting off, there is a small reward.
10/06/06
Top CriticThe movie radiates a dark, eerie, mysterious, otherworldly quality, yet it isn't enough to sustain over an hour and an half of story.
07/19/07
You can marvel at how it was made, but at the end you'll wonder why.
09/21/06
If someone rips a page out of Sin City, Blade Runner, V for Vendetta and every other futuristic degradation of politics and corporations and no one is around to hear it, what is there to listen to?
11/02/06
The animation is gorgeous but makes the characters feel cold, and the plot is perhaps too labyrinthine even for this twisty genre. An interesting and gloriously designed effort rather than a must-see.
07/28/06
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10/15/06
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