Review of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) by Maryann Johanson for Flick Filosopher — 16 Sep 2004

Surface appearances are the beginning and the end of Sky Captain... astonishingly vapid and stupefyingly boring...

This review of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) was written by Maryann Johanson and published by Flick Filosopher on 16 Sep 2004.

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow has generally received positive reviews.

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