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33 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenDespite its contemporary touches Around the World in 80 Days is a satisfying slice of old-fashioned storybook entertainment.
- 70The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinFinds a winning formula: Chan provides the action, various exotic lands serve up props begging to be employed in Chan-style combat, Coogan brings the dry wit, a minor constellation of surprise guest stars provides razzle-dazzle, and a steady stream of mild chuckles helps the whole fandango fly by painlessly.
- 70Los Angeles TimesManohla DargisLos Angeles TimesManohla DargisSails along on a slipstream of pleasant scenery, amusing incident and the boundless charms of its appealing leading men, Jackie Chan and Steve Coogan: It's an unexpectedly buoyant spectacular.
- 60Village VoiceJessica WinterVillage VoiceJessica WinterAs the tourist on a time budget, the usually brilliant Coogan merely mugs and flails (we can only imagine what Johnny Depp would have done with Fogg), while he and able straight man Chan enjoy scant opportunity to develop any comic rapport.
- 60VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyTakes plenty of liberties with the material and never generates much genuine excitement, but provides an agreeable ride without overloading it with contemporary filmmaking mannerisms.
- 50USA TodayMike ClarkUSA TodayMike ClarkJust going through the motions here (and mild ones at that), both Chan and the movie should have stayed at home.
- 50ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliAlthough each episode might be marginally entertaining in its own right, the overall effect is that the movie isn't funny enough, exciting enough, or dramatic enough to warrant two hours of an audience member's time.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttAny resemblance between Jules Verne's marvelous science fiction novel or Mike Todd's enjoyable 1956 movie is pure happenstance. This is simply a Jackie Chan movie pitched to youngsters who enjoy slapstick fights and goofy caricatures.
- 38New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsWith the exception of one masterfully choreographed - and improbably bloodless - martial-arts gang fight, the new version of Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days is one of the lamest remakes of a classic film I've ever seen.
- 25Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldIt's been turned into a stupid kung fu movie.