Patrick Floersheim,
Daniel Craig,
Laura Blanc,
Catherine McCormack,
Virgine Mery
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In the labyrinthine streets of 21st century Paris, where every move is monitored and ever action recorded, a mysterious kidnapping sets into motion a catastrophic series of events that could ultimatel... read more
Directed by: Christian Volckman
Release Date: September 22, 2006
Keywords:
action,
french,
animated,
film noir,
daniel craig,
blade runner,
visual style,
Blade Runner ,
Daniel Craig ,
Scanner Darkly ,
Jonathan Pryce
DVD Release Date: July 24, 2007
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Stats: 1,782 reviews
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March 19, 2012Beautiful, stark images and a wondrous score do a lot to sell this French made sci-fi/detective hybrid (ala Blade Runner) that's unfortunately undercut by a script that's too standard film noir. The medium is stunning ... if only they'd concentrated a bit more on the story ...
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February 13, 2011An interesting script but the high contrast black & white animation is distracting and tiresome. Slightly above average graphic novel-ish sci-fi crime noir.
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August 12, 2009A graphic novel in movie form that works really quite well in providing a cool, dark, film noir atmosphere. It helps having the new James Bond to provide the lead voice too. The sci-fi story is a fairly good one and quite appropriate to the style of the movie. However, the plot c... read more
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November 11, 2008The animation style may seem original as a film but it pretty much resembles the computer game XIII as well as the last Spider-Man animated series. Though the thick blacks and pure whites add a lot of style and atmosphere in some scenes it becomes hard to differentiate backgroun... read more
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August 29, 2008I tried, but I couldn't sit through it. I guess I have become too main-stream, but the black and white only cartoon-like images and the long time it took for any coherent story to develop made me seek another movie to watch on TV this evening. Twice I've tried to watch this mov... read more
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August 10, 2008Renaissance made me feel as if Sin City and A Scanner Darkly ravenously did IT with Blade Runner watching. In Europe. Renaissance is quite the visual feat--mind blowing animation that leaves you guessing what the hell else you're in store for. Unfortunately having to endure the s... read more
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March 10, 2008Kinda cool, because the whole movie is in straight black and white, no other tones of gray or anything. To pull it off they made a lighting masterpiece, and the film itself wasn't terrible either.
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January 20, 2008Interesting as hell cinematography, the script's alrie and the story isn't amazing. Review TBA. But NIFTY black and white cinematography!!
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December 19, 2007No sci-fi film should be this much of a chore to sit through. Their ideas are not presented well enough and while the black and white animation looks splendid, it's also frustrating to see what's going on.
Critic Reviews
July 22, 2008
Lisa Nesselson, Variety
November 3, 2006
Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun-Times
For its retro-futurist look alone, this outdated thriller set in 2054 Paris is worth seeing. Full Review
October 12, 2006
Bob Townsend, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Its dark images echo in the mind's eye. And for that alone, it's worth seeing. Full Review
October 6, 2006
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
It's unfortunate that it's all in the service of a story as dull as it is complicated, though if you can make it to the end without drifting off, there is a small reward. Full Review
October 5, 2006
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
The sophistication of Renaissance is all in its ultracool appearance, with little of interest beneath its glittering surface.
September 29, 2006
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle
Undone by a plot that is ridiculously hard to follow and hackneyed. Full Review
September 29, 2006
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
A comic book -- mint condition, double-bagged -- that leaves you impressed only with its pristine hollowness. Full Review
September 28, 2006
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
This chiaroscuro thriller is more visually arresting than narratively convincing, and as the police procedural unfolds, what might have been a sly cautionary tale, a la this summer's A Scanner Darkly,... Full Review
September 28, 2006
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Renaissance is more than mere eye candy. It sneaks into deeper, darker places - a dream world of shadowy menace.
September 22, 2006
Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger
The audience has layers of plot twists to sift through, with no great reward at the end for the investment. Full Review
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