Elle Fanning,
Nathan Lane,
Frances De La Tour,
John Turturro,
Richard E. Grant
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Nine-year-old Mary's dull Viennese Christmas is suddenly filled with excitement and adventure following the arrival of her beloved Uncle Albert and his gift of an enchanted nutcracker. On Christmas ni... read more
DVD Release Date: November 1, 2011
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October 30, 2011It's a kid's movie. I liked the effects but it was nothing special. The story was a bit messed up. Like I had the feeling that something was not there. It's not bad though.
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December 9, 2011The film starts out cute and harmless but then turns into an episode of Doctor Who and not a good one either. The talented Elle Fanning at least lights up the screen through-out.
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December 27, 2011I actually like some of the epically stupid ideas behind this (a more-futuristic version of the Nutcracker complete with jetpack-wearing Nazi rats), but the execution is terrible. If this concept was made for a teenage audience, in the style of Alice in Wonderland (and the horrib... read more
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December 16, 2011Mmmm...not very good. This really struck me as if it was written and directed by a complete novice. The performers, many of whom are otherwise talented, all seem like bad actors. My son was watching this with me until all of a sudden there is this unnecessary scary rat-face ima... read more
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October 26, 2011The songs weren't anything that I would care to listen to on their own. Mostly cuz they just took Nutcracker songs and put lyrics to them. It was pretty interesting story wise though. Lots of surprising special effects and some were pretty creepy too. The rats got all deforme... read more
Critic Reviews
December 6, 2010
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
December 3, 2010
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
One of the most misguided children's films ever made. Full Review
November 29, 2010
Dana Stevens, Slate
This non-balletic adaptation by the Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky is something gnarled and stunted and wrong, something that should never have been allowed to see the light of day. How's that f... Full Review
November 29, 2010
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
[It] has so many terrible ideas that the terrible execution is almost irrelevant: Even if the film were well done, it would still be a travesty. Full Review
November 24, 2010
Mike Hale, New York Times
The Viennese scenes, shot on Budapest soundstages, give a new, dreary meaning to "workmanlike." Full Review
November 24, 2010
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Spectacularly misconceived, bloated and incredibly ugly... Full Review
November 24, 2010
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
From what dark night of the soul emerged the wretched idea for "The Nutcracker in 3D"? Full Review
November 23, 2010
J. Hoberman, Village Voice
The wildest thing about this movie is its faith that what kids (and parents) really want for Christmas is a Nutcracker version of the Final Solution. Full Review
November 23, 2010
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle
Imagine watching Tchaikovsky's ballet after taking a handful of peyote -- on a day when all of the dancers call in sick and the orchestra decides to play a different set of the composer's works. Full Review
November 23, 2010
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
Your Thanksgiving turkey has arrived on schedule and it's called "The Nutcracker in 3D." Full Review
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