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Metascore
44 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyThe Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyMeticulous care is evident in every aspect of the film. All three actors playing Pi are outstanding.
- 100TimeRichard CorlissTimeRichard CorlissPi is a giant leap forward, outward and upward in expanding the resources of the evolving medium of movies. Magical realism was rarely so magical and never before so real.
- 100New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinPi has designed his own terrarium to keep from staring directly into the abyss. It's not denial. It's faith in something else: the transformative power of storytelling. The film is transcendent.
- 91The PlaylistRodrigo PerezThe PlaylistRodrigo PerezDeeply resonant and soulful, Life Of Pi, is a harrowing journey of survival, self-discovery and connection that both inspires and awes in equal measure.
- 90VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangThis exquisitely beautiful adaptation of Yann Martel's castaway saga has a sui generis quality that's never less than beguiling, even if its fable-like construction and impeccable artistry come up a bit short in terms of truly gripping, elemental drama.
- 80The GuardianThe GuardianHollywood has been waiting for this movie. Get ready for the year of the Tiger.
- 75Slant MagazineSlant MagazineThe second act shifts the film from a lazy and comfy litany of introductions to a riveting fantasia of pure cinema, wherein Lee paints an oft-wordless picture of nature's harshness and grace, the perfect arena for Pi to have a Christ-like coming of age.
- Ang Lee's adaptation of Yann Martel's mega-selling novel Life Of Pi is technically adept, mildly engaging and thematically pedantic.
- 50SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirI 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 delivering a lecture about how cake would bring me closer to God.