Yet, with the story perfectly setup for a classic adventure, the film quickly runs out of ideas and drowns in a series of sentimental clichés.

Full Review | Nov 1, 2018

Truthfully, it was only the bird and the dog that saved me from bolting out of the theater. They rated some laughs.

Full Review | Oct 30, 2018

A film that opens daringly ends with a shout-out to Star Wars

Full Review | Aug 25, 2009

After a strong takeoff, Up lands on dead grounds.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jun 3, 2009

Its charms appear to have been applied with surgical precision; by the end, I felt expertly sutured, but not much else.

Full Review | May 29, 2009

All this deflated cinema and Pixarism mischaracterizes what good animation can be (as in Coraline, Monster House, Chicken Little, Teacher's Pet, The Iron Giant). Up's aesthetic failure stems from its emotional letdown.

Full Review | May 27, 2009

The characterizations are fairly coarse cartoons, in contrast to the emotionally rich cartoons that have become Pixar's hallmark. They're more schematic than organic, and that applies to the plotting as well.

Full Review | May 27, 2009