Rotten
A mess.
David Denby, New Yorker
John Carter
Lost in our world, found in another.
2012 · 2h 12m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Directed by
Andrew Stanton
Overview
John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars) and reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict. It's a world on the brink of collapse, and Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
52%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The most indelible performance in the film is not, strictly speaking, a performance at all. Rather it is Woola, a six-legged Martian hound who rather resembles a cross between a bulldog and a fetal gila monster.
Christopher Orr, The Atlantic
Rotten
The reported $250 million price tag for John Carter gives one pause. I suppose one could argue that masterpieces have no price. Then again, John Carter is no masterpiece.
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
Fresh
Where John Carter continually gets it right is pacing, levity, and breadth of story.
Laremy Legel, Film.com
Rotten
Whenever the fighting stops and two people have to stand and talk, all the air goes out of everything. Suddenly it feels as if we're in an empty theater, watching a dusty old sword-and-sandal epic.
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
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