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Metascore
48 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 30 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 30
  3. Negative: 5 out of 30
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  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Bob Graham
    100
    It is impossible to take your eyes off the screen.
  2. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    88
    Pure slam-bam space opera.
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    88
    A modern digitized lollapalooza concocted out of old-fashioned slam-bang space opera elements.
  4. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Kim Morgan
    75
    An impressive array of themes, stories and sequences.
  5. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: Sean Axmaker
    75
    It moves so fast you almost forget it leaves the characters in its wake.
  6. Variety
    Reviewed by: Robert Koehler
    70
    Despite occasional awkwardness in character motion, viewers will be swept away by the luxuriant creation of alternate universes.
  7. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Kevin Maynard
    65
    What ultimately keeps Titan A.E. from taking off is an ordinary script.
  8. San Francisco Examiner
    Reviewed by: Walter Addiego
    63
    The glory of the picture is the eye-popping, surreal backgrounds that blast the conventional characters off the screen.
  9. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Mike Clark
    63
    Visually impressive but woefully dumbed-down.
  10. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Jay Carr
    63
    A space shot worth taking.
  11. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Steve Simels
    60
    Not only one of the most spectacular cartoons ever made, but also a reasonably adult piece of sci-fi.
  12. Dallas Observer
    Reviewed by: Luke Y. Thompson
    60
    Is it worth the goofy characters and weak story for the effects and action sequences? Absolutely.
  13. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    50
    Unabashed "Star Wars" clone.
  14. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Rene Rodriguez
    50
    Never feels like anything more than a Saturday morning cartoon pumped up to big-screen dimensions.
  15. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jami Bernard
    50
    The real star of the movie is the background work.
  16. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Chris Kaltenbach
    50
    Like watching a 90-minute game of the video game Asteroids - all bang and no buck.
  17. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    50
    Titan A.E. is ''Star Wars'' pulped and mashed into flavorless kiddie corn.
  18. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kenneth Turan
    50
    It's not the story that's the story here, it' the film' bravura visual look.
  19. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    50
    Despite some gorgeous sequences. . . Titan A.E. is bland.
  20. Time
    Reviewed by: Richard Corliss
    50
    When it shifts into action mode, the movie can be a spectacular rush.
  21. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Rosenbaum
    50
    The modeling of human figures and the sense of depth are both impressive; the characters themselves are mainly idiotic.
  22. TNT RoughCut
    Reviewed by: Pauline Adamek
    50
    Redeems itself with a bold and grungy action-adventure flavor.
  23. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marc Savlov
    40
    Feels like a been-here-done-that dud.
  24. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Chuck Stephens
    40
    An overproduced cartoon without a freeze-dried ounce of wit.
  25. Film.com
    Reviewed by: Ernest Hardy
    40
    We should expect more of summer fare than that it merely be a visual junk-food snack as we cool off in the chill of a darkened theater.
  26. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Desmond Ryan
    38
    Plunges into a void created by a stale and incredibly derivative plot.
  27. Charlotte Observer
    Reviewed by: Lawrence Toppman
    38
    Visually compelling, relentlessly loud and so shallow you need just a fragment of your brain to follow it.
  28. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Stephen Hunter
    30
    It continually crashes and burns on its own banality.
  29. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Foreman
    25
    In the end, it is inadequate, juiceless storytelling that deprives Titan A.E. of any dramatic force.
  30. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Dennis Lim
    20
    Suggestive of nothing so much as Saturday-morning TV.
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User Score
7.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. Delta_Assault
    6
    It's alright. I don't think it's quite up to the standard of Don Bluth's earlier films like The Land Before Time, but it's not bad. The CGI and animation blend together fairly well. I always found the film rather thought provoking, because I first watched it while I was playing Mass Effect, and one central idea in the film captured my imagination. Cause see, humanity at the beginning of the movie almost goes extinct. They're scattered to the far reaches of the galaxy as refugees. The main character, a young teenage male named Cale Tucker, is stuck working at an asteroid salvage yard. He's kinda lonely there, surrounded by aliens. Luckily, he eventually encounters an attractive human girl named Akima. Now, what I always wondered was what would have happened if he had never lucked into finding another human girl? What if he really was alone on that alien asteroid facility? This is a teenage guy, after all. How do you deal with being horny all the time without having any chance for sex? Sure, you can masturbate, but how long can you do that before pondering the possibility of having sex with an alien girl? It's kinda gross and disturbing, because that would be bestiality, but eventually you'd have to consider it, right? The months and years pass by. Is he able to hold onto his humanity? Will he give into his hormones and try to romance and **** an alien? It's something to think about.… Full Review »
  2. AwesomeReviewer
    6
    “Titan A.E. (After Earth)” is a pretty basic movie in terms of story. It is an action adventure sci-fi pic about the human condition and finding where you belong. The characters set out on an adventure to find a space ship that would ultimately transform into a planet for the human race, who are become extinct. However the film never reaches the level of emotional involvement that is required for a film about the end of the human race. As the audience I can’t sense the desperation for their cause. Another thing is that the movie is pretty cliched, I have nothing against cliches, but man can you see almost everything coming. You know who the bad guy is, the twists barely catch you off guard, and there isn’t enough in the story to care about it. Another low part of the movie is its characters. It’s your typical character archetypes, the jaded hero, the love interest, the funny side character that have little to do with the plot, and a threat. While the side characters aren’t all that great, the hero is fairly interesting, love interest, and threat are decent to good enough. Cale is a decent enough hero, but their isn’t anything that takes him to the next level as the hero. He is likable, but fairly bland. The love interest Akima is pretty cool. She’s smart and can be a fend for herself. The threat, the drej, are interesting, but are probably the best characters. They pose such a threat that at time I feel like the characters are screwed. Where the movie lacks in story and character, it makes up for it with its animation. This movie is Don Bluth’s magnum-opus in terms of animation. The visuals are stunning and the character animations are fluid and beautiful. I was constantly amazed by the visuals even though they are over a decade old. The way cgi and hand-drawn animation blended together was something “aw” at. I really like the steam punk look of the film. The visuals are magnificent and it was the one thing keeping my attention. The music is used well to enhance the overall movie. It adds the right amount of emotion to keep you invested, which is lacking in the characters and story. Songs are quite good for the movie, but forgettable. Overall, “Titan A.E.” is a decent movie that you can have a good enough time with. While the story and characters are weak, the animation and music make up for it. I give it a 3/5, gorgeous animation and good soundtrack that are dragged down by sub-par story and characters. “Alrightness”… Full Review »
  3. Pandarve
    8
    Even now in 2012, this is still a visually stunning movie. It has memorable characters, good humour and an action-packed story line. Absolute recommendation for any Sci-fi fan. I'm deducting points for the horrible immersion-breaking vocals in the sound track, though!… Full Review »
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