The retro story has a contagious, pulp grandiosity tempered by self-effacing humor.
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09/21/04
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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
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Reviews Counted:201
Fresh:144
Rotten:57
Average Rating:6.8/10
Consensus: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow is slim on plot and characterization, but the visuals more than make up for it.
Theatrical Release:Sep 17, 2004 Wide
Box Office: $37,747,092
Synopsis: In writer-director Kerry Conran's debut film, ace pilot Joe "Sky Captain" Sullivan (Jude Law) reluctantly teams up with his former flame, journalist Polly Perkins (Gwyneth Paltrow), to uncover the... [More]
Starring: Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi
Director: Kerry Conran
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Reviews for Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
As a story, I'm not sure it lives up to all the praise it's getting, but it's still something to see as an 'experience'.
09/21/04
A bravura performance was had by all!
09/20/04
The film is beautiful to look at and fascinating to talk about, but the story is a bit stuck too much in the 1930s to really engage a modern audience.
09/20/04
Conran creates a wonderfully inventive, fun little world so exciting that one hopes that he returns to entertain us again with another tale of Sky Captain and co.
09/20/04
A case of too much style over too little substance.
09/20/04
The most whizbang combination of new cinema technology and old-fashioned Saturday-matinee storytelling since George Lucas' original Star Wars.
09/20/04
Forget tomorrow. Kerry Conran's "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" is the movie to see today.
09/20/04
Not so much a film as a singular and joyous tribute to a vanished age when wonder only cost a nickel and played three times daily at the Bijou.
09/19/04
Generally speaking, I'm not a big fan of style-over- substance movies, but this one is so gorgeous that it's possible to become literally lost in the richness of the images.
09/19/04
Top CriticThis is the fall film to see -- but just once.
09/19/04
Walks the walk but cannot talk the talk
09/19/04
Walks the walk, but can't talk the talk.
09/19/04
Style alone isn’t enough to make a movie good, but it can add an atmosphere of fun and imagination that sweeps you into the story. For me, that’s exactly what happens here.
09/19/04
Winner of the Fist of Fiore Award!
09/19/04
Loaded with unrealized potential, but that potential comes in the form of some great technical work, which itself is worth the time to view.
09/19/04
A wonderful blend of sharp characters with running gags galore, outrageously inspired visual imagery and a plotline that feels both familiar and otherworldly.
09/19/04
Lucas would be proud. The rest of you should consider yourselves warned.
09/18/04
When all of the movie's elements are working together -- the familiar characters and story, and the eye-catching special effects -- it's a wonderfully entertaining ride.
09/18/04
Ultimately seems more like a fancy mechanical toy than a work of art we can warm up to.
09/18/04
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