Diverting, entertaining, and distinctive, which is ultimately the grand appeal of Jeunet's projects.

It saddens me that so many film critics, many of whom I deeply respect, have failed to connect with the film's gentle heart and romantic spirit.

Jeunet is going for a Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton kind of thing, trying to tell a story visually, but that doesn't mean that he can't explore some of the deeper elements. While "Micmacs" is still a good, fun movie, it could have been so much more.

...maybe there is such a thing as too much whimsy. Where Amelie made me believe that there was no limit on how many quirks characters could have, Micmacs reminded me that a series of quirks do not make a character.

Colourful, dazzling and utterly wonderful, Micmacs is another ravishing romp from one of the masters of modern French comedy.

Just don't look beyond the surface for truth and beauty. The surface is all there is.

It's more enamored with creating a specific look and feel than being cohesive, and as a result it becomes irreparably lost.

As with Gilliam, the cerebral detail of so much convoluted gimmickry can eventually wear thin-the director's manic fantasia overtakes the reality of his characters. But by then, you're beyond caring, and happily going along for the ride.

Micmacs is clever, sweet, beautifully shot and disappointingly unsatisfying.

The film's anti-war stance is overtly obvious. However, where there is excess there is also restraint. Beneath their eccentric exteriors, the inner-workings of each of the leading characters are masterfully explored.

You can have all the astonishing set design that you want and location shots of Parisian streets leading to impressive explosions, but these cannot disguise that the film's tone is as wrong as can possibly be.

It's superbly directed but the story just isn't involving and the characters are empty shells. Knowing how awesome this director can be, MICMACS was a major letdown.

French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet's distinctive brand of zany and whimsical humour has won him a dedicated following, and fans of Delicatessen and Amélie should adore his new comedy thriller Micmacs.

Micmacs is quick and funny and easy but so light it floats away from you when all is said and done, and doesn't leave much behind. It's worth the time you spend with it though.

We are encouraged to cheer for Bazil and his friends because they are so warm, quirky, and lovable ... Frankly, it's all a bit obnoxious.

Casi una mixtura entre Delicatessen (1991) y Amèlie (2001), Micmacs se nutre de referencias clásicas (el circo, el cine mudo, la pantomima, los dibujos animados y la historieta) para narrar una aventura cómica brillantemente orquestada.

Micmacs, if light and silly, is still a wonderful thing to behold, as clever and beautifully constructed as the wonderful automata that populate the tinker's workroom in the film.

It's a regular Amélie's 11, laden with screwball schemes and stripped of emotional arcs.

Minor, almost trite, but still worth treasuring if you're not put off by "precious."

Dripping with gooey crowd-pleasing sentimentality.