Sinbad - Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
Average Rating: 5.6/10
Reviews Counted: 121
Fresh: 55 | Rotten: 66
Competent, but not magical.
Average Rating: 5.7/10
Critic Reviews: 35
Fresh: 16 | Rotten: 19
Competent, but not magical.
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The legendary rogue of the seven seas confronts a new assortment of dangers and thrills in this animated action-adventure tale. Sinbad (voice of Brad Pitt) and his crews of pirate adventurers are hoping to retire to Fiji, and they discover a treasure that could make that possible -- the Book of Peace, which has kept the Twelve Cities in harmony for centuries. But Sinbad's plan to snatch the magic book is complicated when he learns it's on board a ship captained by his longtime friend Proteus
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Cast
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Brad Pitt
Sinbad -
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Marina -
Michelle Pfeiffer
Eris -
Joseph Fiennes
Proteus -
Dennis Haysbert
Kale -
Timothy West
Dymas -
Adriano Giannini
Rat -
Jim Cummings
Luca -
Raman Hui
Jin -
Conrad Vernon
Jed -
Andrew Birch
Grum/Chum -
Chung Chan
Li -
Chris Miller
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All Critics (128) | Top Critics (35) | Fresh (56) | Rotten (67) | DVD (9)
Bland music, marquee-friendly casting and crassly contemporary dialogue give this film the mechanical feel of a marketing exercise, not a movie.
Top CriticBusiness-as-usual movie that isn't trying to make anything more than a medium-size splash.
It's less the story of Sinbad than a compilation of greatest hits from Mythland.
A movie carefully engineered for an audience of exactly nobody.
The effects are competent, the action has exciting moments and the story is interesting enough, but the parts don't add up to a compelling sum.
An efficiently amusing and unsurprisingly polished blend of traditional hand-drawn and computer-generated animation techniques.
Dazzling special effects, not much else.
A visually exhilarating mix of hand-drawn and computer-generated images that sets sail with a rather mediocre and clichéd script.
As routine as many live-action adventure films, right down to the competent but fairly undistinguished art and animation.
Handily outdoes [Treasure Planet], with bravura action set pieces, a surprisingly complex romantic triangle, and thoughtful exploration of moral issues and character.
While younger kids will enjoy the magic and adventure, the real mystery is whether older audiences will respond as well.
Even the voices of Brad Pitt, Michelle Pfeiffer and Catherine Zeta-Jones can't save this movie from just feeling "blah..."
It's a decent summer distraction for restless little ones, but not much more.
For all of its freedom of movement, the film lacks real personality, and in parts, it's oddly serious-minded.
... entertains and fully exploits all the accomplishments DreamWorks' animation department has made to this point... "Sinbad" stands as an accomplishment all on its own.
Dreamworks animation has a lot to live up to after Shrek, but this wacky and high-spirited version of the Sinbad legend really isn't too bad.
Audience Reviews for Sinbad - Legend of the Seven Seas
Sinbad is one of the few animated movies out there to approach the genre with a morally open story/protagonist and a sophisticated, convincing romance.
The film's obviously targeted at young adults, teens unwilling to put up with the patronization of Disney films but still yearn for a beautifully animated and competent fantasy journey.
The biggest folly is the completely one dimensional storytelling, I wish Proteus's point of view played a larger role in the grand scheme of things as Sinbad's journey just seems redundant after the first couple of action sequences.
Also, just watch Eris move, she's meant to be animated.
Super Reviewer
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- Sinbad: Think of the beaches.
- Kale: Oh, beautiful, if you like mosquitoes.
- Sinbad: Think of the sun.
- Kale: It's monsoon season.
- Sinbad: Ah, and the women.
- Kale: They're cannibals, Sinbad.
- Sinbad: Exactly.
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Foreign Titles
- Sinbad - Der Herr der 7 Meere (DE)
- Sinbad: Legend Of The Seven Seas (UK)
I really liked the way how directors Patrick Gilmore and Tim Johnson keeps the pace high without losing focus of their colourful characters. Obviously John Logan's script has it's flaws and aims for sheer entertainment, but that might be the whole point here. It is not made to be anything more than a good old adventure-film and there it accomplishes. It is a film that will certainly entertain the whole family.
There is definetly a place for films like Sinbad because sometimes we need to just sit back, relax and enjoy for the good ride. For a pure entertainment value this animation is a winner. Recommended for all the fans of a good adventure-films.