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Pan's Labyrinth

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Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

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Reviews Counted:188

Fresh:179

Rotten:9

Average Rating:8.5/10

Consensus: Pan's Labyrinth is Alice in Wonderland for grown-ups, with the horrors of both reality and fantasy blended together into an extraordinary, spellbinding fable. Told through the eyes of a little girl whose imaginary world is inhabited by nightmarish creatures, Pan's Labyrinth is a visually imaginative and allegorical take on the fears she faced in Spain during WWII.

Rated: 15 [See Full Rating] for graphic violence and some language

Runtime: 1 hr 59 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Theatrical Release:24-11-2006

Synopsis: Written and directed by Guillermo del Toro, PAN'S LABYRINTH is a thrilling, violent fairy tale set in post-Civil War Spain. Ivana Baquero stars as Ofelia, a young girl who moves with her mother,... Written and directed by Guillermo del Toro, PAN'S LABYRINTH is a thrilling, violent fairy tale set in post-Civil War Spain. Ivana Baquero stars as Ofelia, a young girl who moves with her mother, Carmen (Ariadna Gil), into the home of Captain Vidal (Sergi López), in an abandoned mill in the middle of dark, dangerous woods. Vidal is leading his team of soldiers against resistance fighters--and he will do whatever is necessary to kill every last one of them. As Vidal bosses around the pregnant Carmen, a flying creature leads Ofelia through a garden labyrinth and into an underground cave ruled by Pan (HELLBOY's Doug Jones), who believes that Ofelia might be the lost princess of this strange yet magical place. To prove she is royalty, Ofelia must complete three tasks, each more difficult and terrifying than the previous one. Meanwhile, Vidal is becoming more and more paranoid, torturing and murdering seemingly at will. Del Toro (THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE, HELLBOY, CRONOS) creates a marvelous battle between good and evil, between heroes and villains, in both the real world aboveground and the mystical land below. Baquero gives a compelling performance as the terrorized Ofelia, who is befriended by Mercedes (Maribel Verdú), a woman who harbors some secrets of her own. Stellar production design, superb special effects, and a stirring score by Javier Navarrete add to the scary fun. Selected as the closing-night entry in the 2006 New York Film Festival, PAN'S LABYRINTH is a captivating story that is not for the squeamish. [More]

Starring: Ivana Baquero, Sergi Lopez, Maribel Verdú, Ariadna Gil

Starring: Ivana Baquero, Sergi Lopez, Maribel Verdú, Ariadna Gil, Doug Jones, Alex Angulo, Roger Casamajor, Ivana Massague

Director: Guillermo Del Toro

Director: Guillermo Del Toro
Screenwriter: Guillermo Del Toro
Producer: Berta Navarro, Alfonso Cuaron, Frida Torresblanco, Alvaro Augustin
Composer: Javier Navarrete
Studio: Picturehouse

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Guillermo Del Toro has achieved a rare success in crafting a mature movie with some of the ingredients that make a good bedtime story. But good luck sleeping after taking in Pan's Labyrinth.

Full Review Source: Richmond.com | comment Comment
01/20/07
Mike Ward
Mike Ward
Richmond.com

A dazzling masterpiece. Cannot be seen just once.

Full Review Source: FilmsInReview.com | comment Comment
01/20/07
Victoria Alexander
Victoria Alexander
FilmsInReview.com
N/R

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Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
01/20/07
Sydney Morning Herald
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Full Review Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch | comment Comment
01/20/07
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The film is impressively acted all around.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
01/19/07
Shawn Levy
Shawn Levy
Oregonian

A violent fantasy set during the Spanish Civil War, this magical film from Guillermo del Toro manages that intellectual high-mindedness, even as it resonates on a primal, mythic level.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
01/19/07
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel

Pan's Labyrinth is an astonishing tale in which a child employs her vivid imagination to keep herself sane in a world gone mad.

Full Review Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | comment Comment
01/19/07
Jack Garner
Jack Garner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

A haunting, but beautifully conceived mix of fantasy and reality that is like no other film released in 2006 - or any other year.

Full Review Source: Maxim | comment Comment
01/19/07
Pete Hammond
Pete Hammond
Maxim

[Del Toro's] stories have the haunting persistence of repressed memories filtered through history and folklore that can make audiences tremble with recognition, and is the hallmark of fantasy as social, sexual and psychological allegory.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
01/19/07
Duane Dudek
Duane Dudek
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

In its supremely confident and effortless blend of the fantastic and the grittily realistic, Pan's Labyrinth not only compares favorably with Terry Gilliam’s best work (Brazil), it also exceeds it.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
01/19/07
Robert W. Butler
Robert W. Butler
Kansas City Star

It explores the connection between fantasy and reality, with eyes wide open to the dangers of giving either too much credence. That it works on both levels is impressive; that it makes them so clearly one is the stuff of art.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
01/19/07
Tom Long
Tom Long
Detroit News

It is an adult fairy tale that will lead grown-ups to eagerly await the day that their own children will be old enough to understand.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
01/19/07
Terry Lawson
Terry Lawson
Detroit Free Press

This backdrop of intrigue creates violent scenes that may have you turning away from the screen. Beautifully designed and full of its own strange poetry, Pan's Labyrinth is nonetheless not a children's movie. Take its 'R' rating seriously.

Full Review Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News | comment Comment
01/19/07
Robert Denerstein
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News

Ofelia, you break our hearts. But you also restore our confidence in human decency.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
01/19/07
Lisa Kennedy
Lisa Kennedy
Denver Post

Triumphs both as allegory and riveting adventure tale.

Full Review Source: Fresno Bee | comment Comment
01/19/07
Donald Munro
Donald Munro
Fresno Bee

...a powerful, haunting film replete with phantasmagorical visions and inexorable dread. Painted in shadows and lit by a moon the color of a frog's belly, Pan's Labyrinth is an emotional cousin to David Lynch's creepy puzzle films.

Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment Comment
01/19/07
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

This film is magical, functioning on multiple levels, each with aplomb.

Full Review Source: Outtakes With Fiore | comment Comment
01/19/07
Fiore Mastracci
Fiore Mastracci
Outtakes With Fiore

Mexican filmmakers are having a good year, in whatever language they film... However with Pan's Labyrinth, Del Toro may have topped them all.

Full Review Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette | comment Comment
01/19/07
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Pan's Labyrinth resembles a cross between Alice in Wonderland and H.P. Lovecraft, with some Buñuel thrown in for good measure. It's a tribute to -- as well as a prime example of -- the disturbing power of imagination.

Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | comment 6 Comments
01/18/07
Peter Rainer
Peter Rainer
Christian Science Monitor

In coming up with one of the finest modern fantasies to date, del Toro seamlessly blends two stories, one set in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War and the other in a parallel realm of fairies and fauns.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
01/18/07
Bill Muller
Bill Muller
Arizona Republic
 
 
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