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2004
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Positive Reviews
28
Negative reviews
28
Average Rating
2.5
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3.0
Whats new and nutty, though, is the physical comedy of Jackie Chan as Foggs manservant, Passepartout, a tailor made tweak that results in a martial ar ..
EW
3.8
None of this amounts to anything more than goofy fun, but thats what the ads promise, and the movie delivers.
Rogerebert
3.0
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS may take its title from the Jules Verne classic, but its really just a Jackie Chan movie, and a so so one at that.
Common Sense Media
1.3
It shouldnt come as a surprise that the film lacks pizzazz and has zilch to say about an early 19th century cultures struggle for modernity.
3.0
Has that cheesy, chintzy mid Florida feel that we all know and love, despite its $110 million budget.
1.5
The gags are physical but rarely funny.This will ensure delight among the very young but precious few others, I would wager.
3.0
Yet the emphasis is more on Chans physical dexterity and sight gags than street fighting kung fu licks.
3.0
Sometimes nonsense makes good sense.The latest remake of Jules Vernes 1873 globe trotting fantasy, Around the World in 80 Days, is a deliriously silly ..
The New York Times
5.0
Its funny.It delivers in a slapstick way, and its the first clue that this picture will not be a phoned in entertainment.
San Francisco Chronicle
2.5
Jackie is great, his choreography flawless, his comic timing spot on, but hes doing it in the wrong film.
Cinema Blend
3.0
This comic riff on the Verne classic loses altitude as it proceeds, closing with a crash landing in more ways than one.
One Guys Opinion
1.5
As the tourist on a time budget, the usually brilliant Coogan merely mugs and flails ... while he and able straight man Chan enjoy scant opportunity t ..
Village Voice
2.5
Unsentimental, non glamorized, and unclouded by the usual overlay of rose colored nostalgia, this is a raw but rewarding motion picture.
ReelViews
2.5
A leaden excuse for family entertainment, loosely inspired by Jules Vernes 1873 novel, coarsened almost beyond recognition and dominated by Jackie Cha ..
Tv Guide
3.0
Laura: This is a bright, colorful, corny throwback to 1960s entertainments like Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies and the 1956 original ..
2.5
Fair enough, but it also has charm and conceptual originality missing from this tepid global go round.
Usa Today
2.5
Its a shame, since Coogan is actually quite effective in the central role.
Reel Film Reviews
3.0
The movie looks fine.The heart and soul of it, the story and the casting, are a complete mess.
Lariat
2.0
Here, its been genericized so it resembles every other Hollywood adventure movie.
Eric Ds Nider
1.0
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News Review
4.5
The absolutely scariest scene in Around the World in 80 Days features Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Pop Matters
3.0
Whatever the reasons, it will hopefully do better in the UK, as its an enjoyable, old fashioned adventure film that will appeal to both adults and kid ..
View London
3.0
Its a clever idea, really, to shift the focus away from the character Phileas Fogg, the eccentric inventor whos a bit of a stiff (especially in the pe ..
Film Journal International ..
1.5
For example, the froggy version of Phileas Fogg has legs that go on for miles, but that doesnt stop him from being an ace surfer.
The Guardian
2.5
The films action sequences are directed better than the comedy scenes.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
1.9
Executive produced by the ageless kung fu/comedy dynamo and directed by Frank Coraci (The Wedding Singer), its a peppy, fast moving, wafer thin amusem ..
Boston
3.5
However, once it settles down a little, 80 Days becomes a pretty enjoyable comic action romp thats ultimately about twice as much fun as a lot of tech ..
Mountain X
4.0
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Star Tribune
1.5
ha ha, isnt China(TM) funny with its stupid bucktoothed peasants!
1.0
They thought they were saving for their kids education but were shocked to learn their money was gone The new owner of RESP dealer Heritage Education ..
Toronto Star
4.0
Jackie Chans colorful fight during a visit to an art gallery in Paris is one of his best.
Reel Talk Reviews
1.5
Around the World in 80 Days is never as delightful and silly as it needs to be.
Salon
3.0
Instead he delivers a cheerful round the world romp that will transport the whole family to a happy place in precisely two hours.
Bbc
2.0
Since Chans shtick has become more Three Stooges than Bruce Lee these days, the result is a weak slapstick comedy that will bore kids and adults alike ..
Las Vegas Weekly
1.5
Its a story with a ticking clock literally in the title and yet this adaptation is largely devoid of adventure or fun and doesnt work nearly well enou ..
Hollywood Reporter
3.1
If its a Jackie Chan movie its the awesome fight sequences we want to see.
Hollywood
3.0
Around the World in 80 Days is a bad trip We seem to have entered a brave new millennium of filmmaking in which our entire collective cinematic past i ..
Seattle Pi
2.0
If you like this sort of thing, I guess youll find it entertaining.
Tony Medley
3.1
Comedy kung fu king commandeers pleasantly popcorn 80 Days remake as Phileas Foggs valet Jules Verne might have a hard time recognizing his source mat ..
Spliced Wire
2.5
It is fluff.There are laughs to be had, and its not a complete waste of two hours, but thats all that can be said in its favor.
Movie Habit
0.6
Look, the real wonder of WW84 is that this maybe isnt the worst thing about it.
Film Freak Central
2.0
If director Frank Coraci wanted to rehash Rush Hour 2 and Shanghai Knights, was there any need to drag Jules Verne into it
Boxoffice Magazine
1.5
Despite the rush to get everyone from place to place, director Frank Coraci luxuriates in colorful visual detail and gives the locals their due.
La Weekly
3.0
This live action cartoon creates a world that has nothing to do with the real one, so it can be as exaggerated as it wants to be without getting lost ..
Varia Gate
3.1
It might be a very silly movie, but it knows its silly and it runs with it.
Three Movie Buffs
4.4
Wholesome for the most part, this rich robust family film (with the flair of yesteryear) clips along fast. It plants a smile on your face that lasts f ..
Ross Anthony
2.5
Coraci makes every location London, Paris, Istanbul, wherever feel like the same cheap backlot, and has trouble getting laughs out of the most surefir ..
Sltrib
1.3
Everyone else just passes through the movie without adding anything special, and not standing out from the horrible material.Around The World In 80 Da ..
Waffle Movies
3.5
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie.
Window To The Movies
2.0
Broadbents final scene is just plain humiliating, and the other actors fare no better.Theres just no excuse for this.
Decent Films
2.5
Why this Detroit business decided to stay and expand in the city This 27 year old from Waterford wants people to know small businesses like his can ma ..
Freep
2.5
...just another adventure comedy built around Jackie Chan, this time with Vernes travelogue tenuously holding the action scenes together.
Movie Metropolis
1.0
we should consider ourselves lucky his film doesnt run the three hours that its predecessor did
Filmcritic.com
2.5
Jackie Chan stars in this fast paced remake of the famous Jules Verne story.
Entertainment Spectrum
1.3
The style of humor with its forced high jinks and pathetic attempts at farce is so aggressively outrageous that it ultimately becomes abusive to the a ..
Aisle Seat
2.5
We want you to be happy!.What if I do a mailing and get back returns
Movie Eye
2.0
Seeing this movie is like being seasick on your cruise to the Bahamas youre going to see some cool things, but its an adventure without a lot of laugh ..
TheMovieChicks.com
4.5
The world already knows about Jackie Chan. But thanks to this irreverent remake, British actor Steve Googan appears set to become an international mov ..
IGN Movies
3.5
What bits of story do exist are comprised almost entirely of cliches and references to better adventure films from years past.
Parent Previews
1.0
Its ironic that this film is less about traveling and more about beating the crap out of people all over the world.
Kc Active
3.8
You may be pleasantly surprised by just how good this remake of the Jules Verne classic really is.
Premiere Magazine
2.5
...Chans random kung fu sequences feel like just another plate spinning in the air.
Suburban Chicago News
3.0
Compared to the torture of sitting through Garfield, this... is a family movie that is the perfect summer distraction.
1.3
Its as though the crew is traveling through an oversize, even more irritating version of Disneys Its a Small World.
Arizona Daily Star
1.5
Even the 1989 made for TV version starring Pierce Brosnan possessed more spark and steam than this lazy, lackluster take.
Dallas Observer
2.5
If youve remained a Chan fan despite the action heros obvious concessions to age and youve enjoyed his recent family style films, Around the World in ..
Journal News (Westchester, ..
2.0
The colors, costumes, and sets showed that Disney hasnt lost all of its magic yet.
2.0
True to Walts original vision for Walt Disney pictures...you can taste the corniness.
Cinerina
0.5
The end result is about as thrilling as spending those 80 days stuck in Cary, Illinois with a broken axle.
2.0
This flick attempts to take its audience across the entire spectrum of Hollywood genres in 80 minutes (give or take a few)... bad idea.
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