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While John Carter looks terrific and delivers its share of pulpy thrills, it also suffers from uneven pacing and occasionally incomprehensible plotting and characterization.
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A mess. Mar 26, 2012
A mess.
David Denby
As one of Pixar's star players, Stanton is an experienced cinematic storyteller, which is why it's disappointing that his first live-action project is so unwieldy at times. Mar 16, 2012 | Rating: 2.1/2
As one of Pixar's star players, Stanton is an experienced cinematic storyteller, which is why it's disappointing that his first live-action project is so unwieldy at times.
Leonard Maltin
Stanton should go back to making machines talk. He puts much more humanity into them than he manages to extract from Burroughs, even with all that nostalgia working for him. Mar 9, 2012 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Stanton should go back to making machines talk. He puts much more humanity into them than he manages to extract from Burroughs, even with all that nostalgia working for him.
Sandra Hall
There's a delightfully unfashionable cheesiness about John Carter, a film for all the family, but in particular sci-fi fantasy geeks and older gentlemen who have never been able to relinquish the spiffing derring-do of Burroughs. Mar 9, 2012 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
There's a delightfully unfashionable cheesiness about John Carter, a film for all the family, but in particular sci-fi fantasy geeks and older gentlemen who have never been able to relinquish the spiffing derring-do of Burroughs.
Kate Muir
The most indelible performance in the film is not, strictly speaking, a performance at all. Rather it is Woola, a six-legged Martian hound who rather resembles a cross between a bulldog and a fetal gila monster. Mar 9, 2012 | Full Review…
The most indelible performance in the film is not, strictly speaking, a performance at all. Rather it is Woola, a six-legged Martian hound who rather resembles a cross between a bulldog and a fetal gila monster.
Christopher Orr
The reported $250 million price tag for John Carter gives one pause. I suppose one could argue that masterpieces have no price. Then again, John Carter is no masterpiece. Mar 9, 2012 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…
The reported $250 million price tag for John Carter gives one pause. I suppose one could argue that masterpieces have no price. Then again, John Carter is no masterpiece.
Peter Rainer
...unless you're still looking forward to puberty, you should avoid John Carter. Jul 31, 2019 | Full Review…
...unless you're still looking forward to puberty, you should avoid John Carter.
Brian D. Johnson
As to the best aspects of John Carter, it is first and foremost a joy to watch visually. Jul 29, 2019 | Full Review…
As to the best aspects of John Carter, it is first and foremost a joy to watch visually.
Leslie Combemale
It's the kind of movie that reminds us why we go to the movies, a kind of filmmaking that some may call naive or outdated, but I would call timeless. John Carter is the real deal. Jun 8, 2019 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
It's the kind of movie that reminds us why we go to the movies, a kind of filmmaking that some may call naive or outdated, but I would call timeless. John Carter is the real deal.
Matthew Lucas
For the most part, the first "live action" feature by Andrew Stanton, is graphically splendiferous and enjoyably nonsensical. Feb 25, 2019 | Full Review…
For the most part, the first "live action" feature by Andrew Stanton, is graphically splendiferous and enjoyably nonsensical.
J. Hoberman
John Carter has a sense of adventure, a sense of fun and, best of all, a sense of proportion. It's a family-friendly bet that honors its roots and its audience. Feb 5, 2019 | Full Review…
John Carter has a sense of adventure, a sense of fun and, best of all, a sense of proportion. It's a family-friendly bet that honors its roots and its audience.
Abbie Bernstein
An enjoyable piece of mainstream escapist cinema, its often illogical plot held together by a decent cast, some well-placed Flash Gordon-esque moments of humor and a strict mandate to never take itself too seriously. Dec 18, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
An enjoyable piece of mainstream escapist cinema, its often illogical plot held together by a decent cast, some well-placed Flash Gordon-esque moments of humor and a strict mandate to never take itself too seriously.
Daniel Green
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