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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- The world's most famous acrobatic troupe delivers a feast of surreal beauty and moments of breath-catching wonder in the skilfully staged 3D film Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away.
- 70VarietyRob NelsonVarietyRob NelsonA bona fide high-wire act, Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away delivers towering thrills through its candy-colored 3D ode to the titular outfit's astounding acrobatics.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceThe ravishing and kitschy Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away is the rare movie whose title serves as an accurate indicator of whether you will enjoy seeing it.
- 63Miami HeraldHoward CohenMiami HeraldHoward CohenThe technically well-made movie simply can't replicate the live experience of a Cirque show, and at just over 90 minutes, Worlds Away still feels long.
- 63Boston GlobeLoren KingBoston GlobeLoren KingIt's better to see it on the stage... a moderately enjoyable film that lacks the awe-inspiring visual and aural aplomb of Montreal-based Cirque du Soleil's live shows.
- 63Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyAt its best, Worlds Away is a parade of mostly attractive acrobats performing physically improbable feats. At its worst, it has the humorlessness of Ridley Scott plumbing the deeper meanings of an Esther Williams water ballet.
- If one is interested in seeing a Cirque du Soleil show, there are many to choose from. "Worlds Away" functions solely as some sort of bargain sampler platter appetizer, never proving it has a real reason of its own to exist.
- 40New York Daily NewsNew York Daily NewsThe real stunner of Worlds Away is how it could afford to use so many Beatles songs.
- 38Slant MagazineSlant MagazineThe movie is something of a compositional nightmare, worlds away, one might say, from the artistry so associated with Cirque.
- 25San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubSan Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubThe film Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away highlights both the strains of the franchise and the willingness to promote the brand at any cost - including a coherent narrative. It's a big promo reel, and not a carefully disguised one.