100
The Hollywood Reporter
There's really very little to say about this film beyond that it's absolutely brilliant.
A Town Called Panic (Panique au village)
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- Belgium,
- Luxembourg,
- France
- 2009
- · 75m
Director
Vincent Patar
Cast
Stéphane Aubier,
Bruce Ellison,
Vincent Patar,
Jeanne Balibar,
Bouli Lanners,
Benoît Poelvoorde
Genre
Adventure,
Animation,
Comedy,
Family,
Fantasy
With panic a permanent feature in this paper mache town, Cowboy and Indian's plan to surprise Horse with a homemade birthday gift backfires when they destroy his house instead. Surreal adventures take over as the trio travel to the center of the earth, trek across frozen tundra, and discover a parallel underwater universe.
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What are critics saying?
100
The Hollywood Reporter by Peter Brunette
There's really very little to say about this film beyond that it's absolutely brilliant.
91
Portland Oregonian by Shawn Levy
Delirious. Hilarious. Absolutely one-of-a-kind.
90
Variety
A sparkly little gem.
90
The New York Times
ATown Called Panic is an adventure story as fast-paced and exciting as any currently in theaters.
90
Variety by Leslie Felperin
A sparkly little gem.
90
The New York Times by Mike Hale
ATown Called Panic is an adventure story as fast-paced and exciting as any currently in theaters.
88
Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert
I enjoyed this film so much I'm sorry to report it was finally too much of a muchness. You can only eat so much cake.
88
Philadelphia Inquirer by Steven Rea
Splendid, smile-inducing fun.
88
Boston Globe by Ty Burr
A proudly Calvinist work - I mean the comic strip character, not the philosopher - that understands the delights of deep play.
83
The A.V. Club by Noel Murray
It's more clever than funny, but it's very clever.
80
New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman
This little gem is best saved for those -- both young and old -- who prefer to find surprises under the tree.
80
Empire by Simon Crook
One of the year's originals - frantic, unpredictable and very, very funny. Remove brain. See loud.
75
Christian Science Monitor by Peter Rainer
It's a sophisticated fantasia that adults should enjoy equally. (In other words, it's the perfect family entertainment.)
75
New York Post by V.A. Musetto
An animated feature that revels in its low-tech wackiness.
50
Village Voice by J. Hoberman
A Town Called Panic, which has more strident colors and less synopsizable action than a year's worth of comic-book adventures, embodies a sensibility that might be termed "extreme quirk."
40
Time Out by Joshua Rothkopf
Once you get over the droll joke of seeing an equine Web surfer wearing a bathrobe and sipping his morning coffee, the movie settles into a shrill groove from which it never escapes.
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