See it if you're looking for an excuse to sit in an air-conditioned theater for two hours
Comment
06/16/04
Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
30
%
Tomatometer
How does the Tomatometer work 
Reviews Counted:125
Fresh:38
Rotten:87
Average Rating:4.7/10
Consensus: Hit-and-miss family fare that bares only the slightest resemblance to Verne's novel.
Runtime: 2 hrs
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: In this raucous Disney adaptation of Jules Verne's classic adventure novel AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, Steve Coogan plays Phileas Fogg, a quirky inventor at the turn of the 20th century. After... [More]
Starring: Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Jim Broadbent, Cecile de France
Director: Frank Coraci
Reviews for Around the World in 80 Days
A flawed reworking of the Jules Verne classic that runs out of creative energy early in the story and relies too heavily on tiresome martial arts sequences
06/16/04
Coraci belongs to a Hollywood faction that believes children won't be entertained unless a movie pushes them to the edge of hyperventilation.
06/16/04
Seeing this movie is like being seasick on your cruise to the Bahamas - you're going to see some cool things, but it's an adventure without a lot of laughs.
06/16/04
Mayhem substitutes for wit.
06/16/04
The first American Jackie Chan movie that doesn’t make fun of him, that lets him be the cool guy.
06/15/04
Trippy, goofy, and nearly senseless concoction [is] one of the more entertaining cases of 'What-in-the-heck?' out there.
06/15/04
A waste of time.
06/15/04
The end result is about as thrilling as spending those 80 days stuck in Cary, Illinois with a broken axle.
06/15/04
This flick attempts to take its audience across the entire spectrum of Hollywood genres in 80 minutes (give or take a few)... bad idea.
06/15/04
It's yucky.
06/15/04
Chan seems tired, even distracted, impatient to get it all over with. I was, too.
06/15/04
[a] sweeping adventure tale just left of center, a family entertainment with sprinklings of offbeat humor
06/15/04
The movie equivalent of a mustache scrawled on the Mona Lisa.
06/15/04
Anyone who has not seen the original movie will wonder why Chan is gadding about in the bowler derby of an English valet, and anyone who has seen the Cantinflas version most likely will long for the real thing.
06/15/04
Not even Chan's imaginative fight choreography redeems this folly.
06/15/04
A satisfying slice of old-fashioned storybook entertainment.
06/15/04
Top CriticIf [Verne] saw the movie with youngsters, he'd appreciate how much they enjoyed it.
06/15/04
An unexpectedly buoyant spectacular.
06/15/04
Top CriticAny resemblance between Jules Verne's marvelous science fiction novel or Mike Todd's enjoyable 1956 movie is pure happenstance.
06/15/04
Top CriticLatest News for Around the World in 80 Days
February 17, 2006:
"Terabithia" Starts Production Down Under
ComingSoon.net shares with us a press release from the workaholics over at Walden Media, and the newest news is this: Production has already begun on Walden & Disney's... More...
December 23, 2005:
Trailer Bulletin: Click
Thanks to all sorts of annoying glitches and browser-bumbling, I cannot personally guarantee that you'll find the all-new trailer for Adam Sandler's "Click" over at... More...
April 21, 2005:
Hasselhoff, Beckinsale, Sandler and Walken go "Click"
Although it's obviously too soon to tell if Adam Sandler's next comedy, "Click," will "click" with the moviegoers, it can be said that producers are... More...
April 05, 2005:
Apted Climbs Aboard Walden's "Amazing Grace"
More...
What’s Hot On RT
Other News
Fresh Links
Featured
RT on YouTube 
Subscribe to RT's YouTube channel and don't miss a second of our cracking video content.
RT on Twitter
Follow Rotten Tomatoes and join us as we tweet about the week's releases.
IGN RSS Feeds