Thanks to its grand scale and great central performances by Niven and Cantinflas, the original fantastic voyage still holds up very respectably.
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02/18/09
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
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Reviews Counted:30
Fresh:22
Rotten:8
Average Rating:6.1/10
Consensus: Around the World in 80 Days still offers amusing, if shallow, entertainment.
Runtime: 3 hrs 2 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: David Niven is perfect as an imperturbable English gentleman who attempts to win a bet by circumnavigating the globe in 80 days. The Jules Verne story, 100 locations, 40 cameo appearances by... [More]
Starring: David Niven, Cantinflas, Charles Boyer, Robert Newton
Director: Michael Anderson
Reviews for Around the World in 80 Days
Top CriticAn interminable travelogue interspersed with sketches in which star-spotting affords some relief.
02/09/06
Top Criticlavishly entertaining epic
04/18/05
Entertaining Sunday afternoon stuff.
07/09/04
Top CriticThe wonder is that this Polyphemus of productions does not simply collapse of its own overweight; but, thanks principally to Showman Todd, the picture skips along with an amazing lightness.
02/18/09
Top CriticJust goes to show you what dreck can win the Oscar if you got the money and know how to promote your product.
06/24/08
With a smash lineup of stars in major and minor parts, Todd has turned out a surefire hit.
01/28/08
Top CriticEverything about this big, beautiful movie smacks of authenticity, excitement, and massive showmanship.
12/12/06
Top CriticProof that you can buy an Academy Award.
12/12/06
An amusing trip around the world in a style befitting Jules Verne, Around the World in 80 Days lives up to its hype as a massive, glossy epic.
11/08/06
This is the worst film to win the Best Picture Oscar.
09/10/06
The most magnificent travelogue disguised as adventure spectacle ever made. Or is it the other way around?
05/25/06
This globe-trotting adventure was not the first to use Todd-AO, but it put the new technology to better effect, taking audiences to exotic places, where they could spot Hollywood stars like Sinatra, MacLaine, and Dietrich, in cameo roles.
04/23/06
Is the whole thing too exhausting? It's a question of how much you can take. We not only took it but found it most amusing.
03/25/06
Top CriticNo review available.
09/20/05
Lighthearted, pretty, and entertaining
05/31/05
Big, loud, flashy fun. But "Best Picture"? I don't think so.
04/17/05
The movie has not aged well. Many of the performances are arch, playing the comedy broadly, which is blandly predictable as the film grinds on and on.
02/15/05
Top Critic80 Days is pure fluff, but it’s so delightful in its fluffiness that the lack of any real depth doesn’t matter.
02/09/05
The movie has not aged well. To its credit, it is benign and charming, with an intoxicating musical score, compelling cinematography and a continually advancing locale.
07/03/04
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