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23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanLands on an imaginative fault line somewhere between tackiness and awe.
- 50Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorChicago ReaderLisa AlspectorFor all the high-tech allusions and middle-tech illusions, the movie--the 23rd in an immortal series--draws its power from its grittiness and unresolved allegory.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleBob GrahamSan Francisco ChronicleBob GrahamA strange mix of the campy, at least in the English dubbing, and the awesome.
- 50SlateDavid EdelsteinSlateDavid EdelsteinIt's fun to see.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceOffers some interesting twists for connoisseurs.
- 50Baltimore SunBaltimore SunGives aficionados what they want and is surprisingly kid-friendly.
- 50L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyDumb, fun, out of this world.
- 40Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranAnother traditional Japanese production, weakly plotted, woodenly acted and indifferently dubbed.
- 40VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonA classically low-tech monster mash.
- 40Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesAustin ChronicleKimberley JonesIt's all pretty goofy, which I assume is the point, but it's also pretty dull.