A noxious cauldron of ingredients that shouldn't have been mixed: fairies, Shakespeare and classic rock.
– Rafer Guzman,
Newsday,
22 Jan 2015
rotten:
Said to be inspired by "A Midsummer Night's Dream," the film plays more like "Avatar" scored to a karaoke competition.
– Ben Kenigsberg,
New York Times,
22 Jan 2015
rotten:
I know we're talking about fairy tales here. But why does the king, who resembles a cockroach and talks like a Scot, have a mother who seems to be a slug and talks like a Jewish-mother joke?
– Stephen Whitty,
Newark Star-Ledger,
23 Jan 2015
rotten:
Strange Magic isn't very magical, but it sure is strange.
– Bilge Ebiri,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
23 Jan 2015
fresh:
The best Lucas film in 25 years: funny, idiosyncratic, hippy-dippy, packed with creatures and visions worth beholding.