The Illusionist
User Score
7.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 35 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 35
  3. Negative: 3 out of 35

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Metascore
82 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 31 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. New Orleans Times-Picayune
    Reviewed by: Mike Scott
    Feb 25, 2011
    63
    A beautifully uncomplicated story, really -- about the love between daddies and their little girls.
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  2. Charlotte Observer
    Reviewed by: Lawrence Toppman
    Feb 10, 2011
    63
    He (Chomet) keeps us waiting for a narrative payoff that will equal that visual splendor, and he makes us think that many small inspired touches will add up to something memorable. But when he opens his hand at last, there's nothing in it.
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  3. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marc Savlov
    Feb 10, 2011
    89
    Absolutely mandatory viewing for aspiring animators and filmmakers. (In terms of pacing, scoring, editing, and narrative, it's a film school unto itself.) For the rest of us, however, it's simply magic.
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