Review of The Illusionist (2009) by Lucas D — 13 Feb 2011

A beautiful movie in all senses. I love jacques tati and I love sylvain chomet artstyle.

This review of The Illusionist (2009) was written by Lucas D on 13 Feb 2011.

The Illusionist has generally received very positive reviews.

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The film is best thought of as a fond homage to Tati from a sympathetic admirer rather than a literal attempt at realising his intentions…

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By Larry T (80) on 20 Jan 2019

Gotgeous animation but story is way too slow, the pace only makes the plots seem more contrived and overworked than it is…

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By Kiko Martinez (245) for San Antonio Current (241) on 29 Jan 2018

Consider director Sylvain Chomet...the ringmaster and main attraction in this melancholic circus accented by a warm, water-colored Edinburg landscape…

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By Jack M (695) on 24 Mar 2017

Amazing animation movie. Hilarious and beautiful. It's almost like watching the best children's book you've ever read…

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By Reece L (510) on 04 Aug 2013

Beautiful and heartbreaking, Sylvain Chomet will bring you to tears again with his second film…

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By Logan M (1,902) on 20 Jun 2015

Mejor terminen el día del padre viendo esto... y lloren :v…

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By Harri K (56) on 14 Aug 2013

Hard to decide whether this is a very good movie or a rare masterpiece. I'll go with very good for now, to be safe…

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By Robert H (1,967) on 28 Mar 2015

Es justo como escuche por ahí, en alguna que otra de las pocas críticas que esta película tiene en contra…

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By Art S (1,002) on 16 Mar 2017

It's another Jacques Tati feature come to life, even though the comic auteur himself died in 1982…

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By André N (39) on 14 Dec 2013

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