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Jan 17, 201380It's a wild and vivid ride and a spirited reminder of the kinship between Jewish and Arab cultural traditions.
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38The movie is trying to do far too much and doesn't do anything well. "Ambitious" isn't the word here; "random" is more like it.
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Dec 6, 201280Though this gorgeously animated affair showcases the artist's freewheeling style and colorful arabesque imagery, its rambling episodic structure is not quite the cat's meow, even if it remains a thoroughly enjoyable take on Judaism in early 20th century North Africa.
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63Despite its flaws, the film is at least a consistent vision, attesting through both its story and animation to the rabbi's right to be different while also striving for human solidarity.
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80Though we wander a bit, the trip is a delight, thanks to the witty company.
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Dec 6, 201280An absorbing, nuanced, and vividly animated tale of adventure, ambivalent morality, colonial injustice, talking animals, and the vagaries of religious zeal and colonialism.
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80The film presents an often sharp commentary on dueling beliefs and idiocies that unfolds in lush pastel hues and distinctively retro drawings.
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Dec 6, 201270This feature-length 3D adaptation of Sfar's comicbook series shares many of the same virtues and problems of his solo, live-action helming debut, the biopic "Gainsbourg," in that it is often colorful, witty and inspired, but also too episodic, and lacks a strong ending.
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100While the scenes don't always fit together thematically or tonally, each one is its own polished gem.