Only the very young will draw much from the generic storytelling, while the handsome animation of the natural world is wasted on dull characters and unexciting situations.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 6, 2022

The more I allowed myself to be immersed in the visuals of Epic the more satisfied I became.

| Original Score: 2.5/4.0 | Sep 7, 2020

Knowing the state of the animation industry, and how artists and animators put their hearts and souls into their craft, hoping to create something truly special, makes this end result very disappointing indeed.

| Jul 30, 2019

With the laughs scarce, it's left to the story to enchant and regrettably Epic was always going to lose the fight against its hyperbolic title.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 25, 2019

[Epic] gets trapped sometimes by its tropes...but overall, it's lovely to look at, nicely structured and a pleasant way to pass the time if animated fairy wars are of interest.

| Original Score: B | Jan 26, 2019

Epic does contain enough enjoyable elements to stave off boredom, but there is much more original fare out this year for the kids to enjoy.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Nov 1, 2018

... an overflow of creativity and technical advances. [Full review in Spanish]

| Jan 23, 2018

The 3-D digitally animated Epic is bursting at the seams, much like the lush forest where it's set.

| Original Score: B | Nov 29, 2017

The film takes a long old while to get going but the 3D animation is pretty good, the script has some nice touches of humour, and children will love Aziz Ansari and Chris O'Dowd as Mub and Grub.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 31, 2017

It's all sweet and agreeable, if no classic.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 5, 2017

The film's chief strength lies in its depiction of a new and exotic world and appreciating how Fox animators envisioned and created such a world. Epic is epically gorgeous in its art design and animation.

| Original Score: B | Mar 30, 2016

At least the movie practices the green environmental message that it preaches: The entire screenplay is recycled.

| May 5, 2015

It is a testament to how spoiled we have become by mainstream animated features that a film as visually arresting as Epic would be considered run-of-the-mill.

| Original Score: 6.0/10 | Aug 1, 2014

The story is pretty routine, but it's the vivid colors and sense of excitement that comes with the crisp animation that makes it really work.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 27, 2013

Boasts sometimes photorealistic animation and some cool concepts (the heroic 'Leafmen' ride hummingbirds like horses), but it's grounded by the cliche aspects of everything else.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 26, 2013

The story has a nice combination of reconciliation, drama and humor. There are some very funny jokes and pratfalls in the film. The kids in the audience laughed at the jokes aimed at them, but this film works for adults too.

| Original Score: B | Aug 22, 2013

Boasts plenty of thrills, good humour and an empowering, tall and angular female protagonist - even if things sometimes feel a little rushed and aren't always in balance.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 11, 2013

An absolute delight from start to finish, Epic features an award-worthy sequence where giant figures in extreme close-up move in slow motion as the tiny heroes scatter about. There's a freshness and originality to it that we see all-too-rarely.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 28, 2013

Though the story may be slight, the film is stacked with brilliantly colourful characters, a fabulous voice cast and simply spectacular animation.

Full Review | Jun 27, 2013

Sure there's not much original here ... but it's well done, and that can't always be expected. Like a dandelion thistle, Epic is light and fluffy and quickly lost in the breeze.

| Original Score: 6.5/10 | Jun 27, 2013