Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
5 |
...is a splendid movie while its hero is preparing for his flight and actually experiencing it, but it's not nearly as interesting once he descends to earth. |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
6 |
...sweet-tempered, good-looking, goofy and not too sharp. |
E!
|
6 |
Danny is not without moments of charm, and Ifans and Otto are sweet enough together, but this featherweight comedy floats out of your head as soon as it's done. |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
5 |
...an unchallenging romantic comedy that begins with its quirky character's balloon-and-chair experiment but never flies as high as the film's leading man. |
TV Guide
Ken Fox |
6 |
... a daffy but sweet romantic comedy. |
Reel
Tim Knight |
2 |
...there's absolutely no energy to this cliché-ridden mix of familiar media satire and feeble romantic comedy. |
Slant Magazine
Ed Gonzalez |
4 |
Unevenly pitched somewhere between a straight-faced Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and a magical realist Big Fish. |
Entertainment Weekly
Scott Brown |
5 |
Hail globalism: Sweet, dumb American movies can now be made anywhere in the world. |
New York Times
Stephen Holden |
6 |
...pleasantly sappy Australian comedy suggests a Frank Capra film sweetened with an extra layer of sugar glaze. |
Los Angeles Times
Carina Chocano |
7 |
Ultimately, Danny Deckchair is as instantly gratifying and devoid of surprises as a Club Med vacation. It bears no relation to reality whatsoever, but sometimes it's nice to imagine that, somewhere, there's a place nothing like home. |
People
Leah Rozen |
5 |
...as substantive as the helium in those balloons, but its heart is in the right place. |
LA Weekly
Ella Taylor |
5 |
...pleasant and more or less disposable... |
Village Voice
Mark Holcomb |
7 |
Weird, frivolous, and impossible to dislike... |
Onion AV Club
Nathan Rabin |
4 |
An example of why the phrase "Australian comedy" strikes fear in the hearts of so many discriminating moviegoers... |
Premiere
Peter Debrudge |
4 |
In Balsmeyer's hands, Danny's story comes to seem every bit as awkward as the character himself, and the movie, like the balloon ride that inspired it, ultimately falls flat. |
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