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Metascore
29 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90New Times (L.A.)Gregory WeinkaufNew Times (L.A.)Gregory WeinkaufA thrilling tale smartly told, with an abundance of wit and invention. It's a classic.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleWesley MorrisSan Francisco ChronicleWesley MorrisThe emphasis here is less on cuteness and romance and more on the "Raiders of the Lost Ark"-style adventure.
- 75Baltimore SunMichael SragowBaltimore SunMichael SragowEnough flair and conviction to keep the movie buoyant even when its plot is abrupt and its emotionality conventional.
- 70TV Guide MagazineFrank LoveceTV Guide MagazineFrank LoveceThe character designs, however, are much less impressive. Except for the oddly naturalistic Sinclair, the rest look like cartoony characters from one of Disney's '60s films.
- 60Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranStory line and characterization are decidedly old-fashioned, and a curious decision about production design gives this wide-screen cartoon some of the look and feel of a Saturday morning TV cartoon series
- 50New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardThe idea that every animated feature from Disney is an instant classic officially springs a leak with the noisily disappointing Atlantis: The Lost Empire.
- 50Austin ChronicleMarrit IngmanAustin ChronicleMarrit IngmanThe eye candy can't quite compensate for the murky mess of a plot.
- 50L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorHas the comfortable, old-fashioned, earnest idealism of a '50s Disney action-adventure.
- 40Film.comSean MeansFilm.comSean MeansA fireworks show with plenty of "oohs" but not a lot of "aah" -- the story is needlessly convoluted in places and storybook-simple in others, and the characters never make the leap from drawn figures to flesh-and-blood people.
- 38Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanA frantic, heartless hodgepodge of pieces from James Bond movies, Indiana Jones adventures, "Star Wars" and half a dozen legends.