In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization.
Big money, big risk, pretty big reward. That's been his consistent pattern, and it's high time to give credit where credit is overdue: James Cameron delivers.
– Rick Groen,
Globe and Mail,
18 Dec 2009
fresh:
The most-hyped movie of the year just about merits it.
– Amy Biancolli,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Dec 2009
rotten:
It's a remote-control movie experience, a high-tech "wish you were here" scribbled on a very expensive postcard.
– Stephanie Zacharek,
Salon.com,
18 Dec 2009
fresh:
I had the feeling coming out of this movie that I haven't felt since maybe I was eleven years old in 1977 and I saw Star Wars for the first time.
– A.O. Scott,
At the Movies,
21 Dec 2009
fresh:
The narrative would be ho-hum without the spectacle. But what spectacle! Avatar is dizzying, enveloping, vertiginous ... I ran out of adjectives an hour into its 161 minutes.