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33 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe voices were chosen more for their big name appeal than for their ability to bring life to the drawings. The storyline is flat, linear, and shallow.
- 63Chicago TribuneMark CaroChicago TribuneMark CaroNeither sinful nor particularly bad, the movie nonetheless diverts us when it should transport us. Its heroes' hearts may lie out at sea, but its soul never leaves dry land.
- 63Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyAn uneasy mix of hand-painted characters and digitally rendered photorealistic backgrounds, the film never fully reconciles its two-dimensional and three-dimensional worlds.
- 60Chicago ReaderBill StametsChicago ReaderBill StametsThe heaving computer-generated sea swells doesn't match the conventionally animated characters. The action scenes are too antic, but directors Tim Johnson and Patrick Gilmore serve up a sweet romantic subplot.
- 60The A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonThe A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonGiven the talent on display in Sinbad, and the winning brio it dredges out of questionable material, it's easy to wonder what Dreamworks' animation department could accomplish if it stopped following Disney's lead and started forging new paths of its own.
- 50New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanIt makes not just the "Thief of Baghdad" and the junky Ray Harryhausen movies of the '60s and '70s but even Disney's recent "Aladdin" seem positively multicultural by comparison.
- 50Washington PostStephen HunterWashington PostStephen HunterA movie carefully engineered for an audience of exactly nobody.
- 40Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonA respectable effort that doesn't care to do more than course smoothly and effortlessly through familiar waters.
- 40TV Guide MagazineAngel CohnTV Guide MagazineAngel CohnThe characters are mostly flat and unoriginal -- - but Pfeiffer delivers a wonderfully villainous voice performance.
- 30Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWhat's missing is an emotional center. This Sinbad, with its flying ship and becalmed script, seems destined to be DreamWorks's version of Disney's "Treasure Planet."