5.0
out of 100
Metascore®Universal acclaim Based on a weighted average of all critic review scores.
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It is only fitting that a movie concerned with the power and beauty of drawing -- the almost sacred magic of color and line -- should be so gorgeously and intricately drawn.
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Teaches important lessons in the most casual, joyful way. How it manages to do that is probably the biggest secret of all.
This wonderfully strange and exquisite little feature was created, especially for young children, to celebrate the book through another kind of illumination that's been falling into disuse--hand-drawn animation.
The Secret of Kells is a magical adventure unlike anything we've seen on screen before.
With its jewel-bright colors and intricate use of lines, the result is absolutely luscious to behold.
Kells proves that in the increasingly high-tech world of feature animation, there still can be a place for old-time tradition.
The movie has a wide appeal, with a gap in the middle. I think it will appeal to children young enough to be untutored in boredom, and to anyone old enough to be drawn in, or to appreciate the artistry.
Regrettably, the film's story is so busy yet flat that the effect isn't magical -- it's more like watching the tale of some very enchanted wallpaper.
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