Avis Metacritic

The City Of Lost Children is as great a film as you thought "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" was when you were five years old.

For those who enjoy the offbeat, The City of Lost Children is worth taking the time and effort to find.

You may end up wishing for a little less show and a lot more substance.

With its fine performances, gorgeous sets, incredible special effects, imaginative story line, beautiful score (by frequent David Lynch collaborator Angelo Badalamenti), and knockout cinematography, The City of Lost Children is very much worth seeing.

I am not one of you. But I have enough of you in me to pass along the word. Far out.

Children, and adults with adventurous taste in movies, will find this among the most eye-popping big-screen experiences in ages.

The movie is best appreciated as a collection of whimsical toys drawn from a fantasy grab bag that encompasses everything from Grimm's fairy tales to "Star Wars."

Sadly, the technical logistics seem to have impeded the dreamlike flow a movie like this requires.

This delirious film is overflowing with energy and effects, but it lacks the heart and soul that would have made it important as well as impressive.

I'm not really sure who would enjoy this movie.