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By Tom Russo (407) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 10 Aug 2016

Lowery’s update turns out to be one of the summer’s best surprises, a gorgeous, magical reworking that deftly strikes that once-elusive…

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By Lawrence Toppman (1,654) for Charlotte Observer (1,670) on 10 Aug 2016

If the cast were less likeable, the predictability of the story might become wearisome…

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By A.a. Dowd (854) for AV Club (2,778) on 10 Aug 2016

Looking for poetry in a live-action family film is usually about as futile as hunting for dragons in your backyard; the vast majority of them…

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By Matthew Turner (2,508) for WOW247 (106) on 10 Aug 2016

A stand-out in 2016's summer of reboots, this is a charming fantasy adventure that will make you wish you had a dragon of your own…

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By Josh Bell (1,421) for Las Vegas Weekly (1,340) on 10 Aug 2016

With the sun-dappled images and the lush forest setting, Lowery aims for a sense of wonder and majesty, but his story never really gets off…

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By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 10 Aug 2016

Mr. Lowery is very good with actors, and he lets much of his film unfold at a pace that may, in these frenzied times, seem rather leisurely…

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By Sean P. Means (2,056) for Salt Lake Tribune (1,927) on 10 Aug 2016

The subtly beautiful Pete's Dragon is a family drama that works because it doesn't talk down to children…

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By Christopher Schobert (126) for Buffalo News (278) on 10 Aug 2016

It is free of cynicism; devoid of pop songs, sassy kids or fart jokes; and centered around concepts of real-life magic and wonderment…

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By Eric Eisenberg (199) for CinemaBlend.com (1,378) on 10 Aug 2016

David Lowery has crafted a beautiful, earnest family film with wonderful emotion and pathos that should see it continually watched for years…

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By Matt Prigge (853) for Metro (930) on 09 Aug 2016

The new Pete's Dragon could be another pox on the multiplexes; instead it's closer to the cure…

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By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 09 Aug 2016

After an opening that briefly borders on shocking, David Lowery's remake of the 1977 film keeps its enormous paws safely on the beaten path…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for Blu-ray.com (2,093) on 09 Aug 2016

It's a wonderful film, an unexpectedly triumphant reworking of the earlier picture, assembled by a talented and patient production team committed…

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By Kirk Honeycutt (1,481) for honeycuttshollywood.com (375) on 09 Aug 2016

With 'Pete's Dragon' you sense a rare opportunity for a Disney classic slipped through the filmmakers' fingers…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 09 Aug 2016

[Lowery] has made a larger, very different movie without losing his instincts, his directorial stealth or his ability to finesse his actors…

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By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 09 Aug 2016

Pete's Dragon is a work of delicacy and joy and profound empathy, a film made by a corporation for a mass audience that somehow manages to…

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By Peter Hartlaub (620) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 09 Aug 2016

There should be more American family movies like Pete’s Dragon. Since there aren’t, we should get behind this one…

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By Sara Michelle Fetters (1,688) for MovieFreak.com (1,674) on 09 Aug 2016

As remakes go, Disney's latest might just be their best one yet, soaring to such stratospheric heights I almost can't help but be amazed…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 09 Aug 2016

It's not merely a throwback... but one that recaptures the endearing qualities with which the best of its models won over audiences…

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By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 09 Aug 2016

Pete's Dragon is a nice little Disney film, and my use of the words nice and little is in no way intended to be dismissive…

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By Michael Heaton (182) for Cleveland Plain Dealer (828) on 09 Aug 2016

The Disney remake of Pete's Dragon is a heartwarming, 3-D, eco-friendly fairy tale about saving forests and believing in magical things that…

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