Review of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) by Bethany T — 02 May 2016

Interesting visually, but mostly a silly waste of time.

This review of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) was written by Bethany T on 02 May 2016.

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

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

Review of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

By Ricardo C (307) on 26 Mar 2015

Um filme que não merecia ter sido esquecido da maneira como foi…

Read Review

Review of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

By Sheila Benson (186) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 29 Dec 2016

For Conran, after they finished shooting pesky actors, the real fun began at the computer screen with his delirious imagination in free-fall…

Read Review

Review of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

By Broyax (884) on 16 Jan 2017

L'uchronie, c'est un passeport pour la connerie, un prétexte pour le n'importe quoi et une excuse pour la médiocrité de quelque scénariste…

Read Review

Review of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

By Andrew O (949) on 02 Jul 2018

It's definitely a fun ride, even enough to override its sloppy storytelling, but the dated graphics and production do it no favors these days…

Read Review

Review of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

By Harry W (1,900) on 10 Dec 2014

10 years later, the visuals don't hold up, and the visuals were all this movie had going for it to begin with. The characters are vacuous…

Read Review

Review of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

By Jaret M (206) on 27 Dec 2014

Definitely captivating visually - but parts of the story felt cheesy, and some of the developments in the story just didn't make sense…

Read Review

Review of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

By Timothy N (418) on 17 Aug 2014

Entertaining throwback to old b-movies…

Read Review

Review of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

By Joëlle L (82) on 17 Apr 2017

I don't mind silliness in a comedy but this was supposed to be an action adventure or sci fi. It was as nonsensical as a comic book without the humor…

Read Review

Review of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

By Tony T (238) on 24 Dec 2017

Amazing how the director was able to coax such terrible acting out of an otherwise great cast…

Read Review

Review of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

By Robbie L (155) on 05 Aug 2015

I'll grant you it's got lots of shinny bobbles and glitz but zero substance and staying power…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

By Scott Weinberg (1,998) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 25 Jul 2002

Not nearly one of Bond's best adventures, but fans will find enough to enjoy…

Read Review

Review of Silent Running (1972)

By Amy D (387) on 04 Feb 2010

Perhaps this was a great movie when it came out, but it seems so overdone and heavy-handed now…

Read Review

Review of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

By Ganek2010 (1) on 25 Nov 2010

The movie is totally unbearable. The acting is poor and unnatural (how old are the characters supposed to be…

Read Review

Review of The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

By Duke_Nukem (35) on 14 Oct 2015

The third movie in the Matrix series has become a CGI show, a lengthy cut scene of a video game. Everything feels so over the top…

Read Review

Review of Lost Horizon (1937)

By Victoria W (319) on 23 Jun 2007

Long. And boring…

Read Review

Review of Dr. No (1962)

By Stefan G (492) on 13 Mar 2015

Dr. No was not the best Bond movie by far. It was low budget and extremely cheesy…

Read Review

Review of The Living Daylights (1987)

By Charles-Louis T (26) on 01 Dec 2015

Intrigue insignifiante et one-liners gênants. Aucune énergie dans la réalisation…

Read Review

Review of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)

By Samjam (2) on 19 Jun 2012

Harry Potter the movie was great! Yes the book was better, but isn't that always the way when there is a novel to film adaptation…

Read Review

Review of A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

By Bobs. (27) on 29 Aug 2005

As stiff and robotic as its own characters. The ending renders the entire movie not just pointless, but a complete waste of time…

Read Review

Review of On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

By Gdsreviews (27) on 07 Jun 2022

George Lazenby's only outing as Bond is spectacularly bad and not worth it even to rent…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

2017

69%660 Reviews

Alien: Covenant

2017

61%1,909 Reviews

Past Lives

2023

84%62 Reviews

Dark Waters

2019

76%68 Reviews

Top Gun: Maverick

2022

82%272 Reviews

The Equalizer

2014

69%994 Reviews

Midsommar

2019

69%207 Reviews

Nope

2022

68%181 Reviews

Parasite

2019

87%251 Reviews

Ford v Ferrari

2019

81%171 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

2004

60%596 Reviews

National Treasure

1927

62%621 Reviews

Safe

1995

74%232 Reviews

Knock on Any Door

1949

62%15 Reviews

Foodfight!

2012

14%282 Reviews

Stage Door

1937

77%135 Reviews

Fast & Furious

2009

61%828 Reviews

The Last Stand

2013

59%712 Reviews

Spy Hard

1996

43%367 Reviews

Knife in the Water

1962

77%234 Reviews