TelegraphAng Lee directs a stunning 3D adaptation of Yann Martel’s Booker-winning novel, Life of Pi
The GuardianThe digital effects are mindblowing, but the ending of Ang Lee's magic-realist fable is exasperating
Salon ArtsI felt like I'd been invited to a seven-course dinner, and all seven turned out to be cake - and then the host insisted on d...
The New YorkerThe film, at its best, celebrates the idiosyncratic wonders and dangers of raw, ravaging nature.
Rolling StoneLife of Pi puts 3D in the hands of a worldclass film artist. Ang Lee uses 3D with the delicacy and lyricism of a poet. You d...
Chicago TribuneLife of Pi, Yann Martel's beautiful little book about a young man and the sea and a tiger, has transformed into a big, impos...
The New York TimesThe movie invites you to believe in all kinds of marvelous things, but it also may cause you to doubt what you see with your...
USA TodayWith Life of Pi, Lee takes on a not-so-crouching tiger to bring audiences a wondrously enthralling adventure fable.
Los Angeles TimesThere are always moral crosscurrents in Lee's most provocative work, but so magical and mystical is this parable, it's as if...
New York PostIt's so hypnotically beautiful that people will be using it to calibrate their new TV monitors.
Washington PostLife of Pi both draws the audience in and encourages it to settle back, the better to enjoy its virtually nonstop display of...
New York Daily NewsThough the film's setup trudges and its closing is too pat, that hour or so on the raft is something special, and few would ...
The Boston GlobeLife of Pi, even more so on the screen, is a dream to help us keep the nightmares at bay.
The Philadelphia InquirerPi's story makes you believe why Pi would believe in God, sacrificer of innocents, tester of souls, creator of rapturous bea...
San Francisco ChronicleA movie that can't be dismissed because there is too much in it but can't be embraced because it's all spread too thin.
SlateThe movie's energy peters out in a series of book-club conversations about divine will, the power of storytelling, and the r...
Wall Street JournalMr. Lee's film is stronger as a visual experience-especially in 3-D-than an emotional one, but it has a final plot twist tha...
Chicago Sun-TimesAng Lee's "Life of Pi" is a miraculous achievement of storytelling and a landmark of visual mastery.
Total FilmA riot of saturated colour and delirious imagination, Ang Lee's adap radiates spirituality. But it's also a simple, thrillin...
ReelViewsLife of Pi is a curious juxtaposition of the mundane and the majestic; a film that strives for something grander than what i...
New York MagazineOne of the top 3D movies out there today. The new standard has been set. Great story and CG, what more can we ask for.
Entertainment WeeklyEverything looks beautiful in Life of Pi. The dangerous animals look beautiful. The terrible storms look beautiful.
Film School RejectsInsulting, simplistic view on faith; morally confused; overly long; ultimately empty
IGN MoviesLife of Pi is full of wonder, life, and beauty, a visual spectacle that never forgets to connect with audiences on a human l...
JobloAll told, I thought LIFE OF PI was a pretty great film, and certainly something that needs to be seen on the biggest screen ...
The GuardianAng Lee's adaptation of Yann Martel's novel – which opened the New York film festival – is the summation of the principle po...
Film School RejectsIt’s a powerful film with a moving performance by Suraj Sharma and one of the finest examples of 3D. Gorgeous sequence after...
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Partial Film Information
Director: Ang Lee
Writer: Yann Martel (novel)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Cast: Suraj Sharma, Gérard Depardieu, Irrfan Khan
Release: November 21, 2012
Writer: Yann Martel (novel)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Cast: Suraj Sharma, Gérard Depardieu, Irrfan Khan
Release: November 21, 2012
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