It's the novel side that fails, a convoluted, futuristic detective thriller.
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10/06/06
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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
An empty experience; lots of shadow and noise, adding up to very little.
10/06/06
Even more soulless than Tron or The Black Cauldron, Renaissance seems less a vanguard advance than the rococo degeneration of an art movement for trippy nerds.
10/06/06
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 CriticThey may get points for style, but not for story, there isn't enough meat to the film to warrant the elaborate effort that went into animating it.
10/06/06
Less interesting for its story than for its look, with a camera that does things live-action movies can't.
10/05/06
The sophistication of Renaissance is all in its ultracool appearance, with little of interest beneath its glittering surface.
10/05/06
A by-the-numbers futuristic cop yarn as ordinary in its narrative as it's remarkable for its technique...as boring as most of its live-action siblings in the genre.
10/02/06
A worthy effort: close but no cigar.
09/30/06
Undone by a plot that is ridiculously hard to follow and hackneyed.
09/29/06
Top CriticA comic book -- mint condition, double-bagged -- that leaves you impressed only with its pristine hollowness.
09/29/06
so fascinating that it’s hard to look away.
09/29/06
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
style instead of story, and even the style ultimately fails and starts to hurt your eyes.
09/28/06
This chiaroscuro thriller is more visually arresting than narratively convincing, and as the police procedural unfolds, what might have been a sly cautionary tale, a la this summer's A Scanner Darkly, becomes merely procedural.
09/28/06
Renaissance is more than mere eye candy. It sneaks into deeper, darker places - a dream world of shadowy menace.
09/28/06
Visions of Blade Runner and 50s noir were clearly dancing in the head of the talented... Volckman...
09/27/06
The bold black lines are initially striking, but it doesn't take long for Reniassance to just plain hurt your eyes.
09/26/06
There are a couple of bravura, action scenes that crackle with ingenuity and excitement, but all too often, Renaissance plods when it should sprint.
09/22/06
The audience has layers of plot twists to sift through, with no great reward at the end for the investment.
09/22/06
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