Movie Description
This film from the wizards at Pixar centers on Carl Fredericksen, a character far different from any of the animation company's previous heroes. Carl isn't a fish, or a toy, or a monster. Instead, Carl is simply a 78-year-old man, but his age doesn't keep him from having a rollicking adventure in this film featuring the voices of Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, and Pixar favorite John Ratzenberger.
| Credits | | Producer: | Jonas Rivera |
Editorial Reviews
"Winsome, touching and arguably the funniest Pixar effort ever, the gorgeously rendered, high-flying adventure is a tidy 90-minute distillation of all the signature touches that came before it."
Hollywood Reporter - Michael Rechtshaffen (05/13/2009)
5 stars out of 5 -- "Breakneck speedy, hysterically funny and appropriately lithe, UP handles itself in action with the same intensity as with comedy..."
Box Office - Sara Schieron (05/13/2009)
4 stars out of 4 -- "Adventure comes in many forms and can happen at any stage of life. Disney/Pixar's UP conveys that message through an artful blend of exhilaration and poignancy."
USA Today - Claudia Puig (05/29/2009)
"UP is the purest pleasure....Rarely has any film, let alone an animated one powered by the logic of dream and fantasy, been able to move so successfully -- and so effortlessly -- through so many different kinds of cinematic territory."
Los Angeles Times - Kenneth Turan (05/29/2009)
"In its opening stretch the new Pixar movie UP flies high, borne aloft by a sense of creative flight and a flawlessly realized love story."
New York Times - Manohla Dargis (05/29/2009)
"[A] soaring, touching, funny and altogether buoyant movie that lives up to its title in spirit and form."
Washington Post (05/29/2009)
"UP is challenging, emotionally and narratively, but it trusts viewers to keep up; Pixar has never been interested in talking down to children or their parents..." -- Grade: B+
A.V. Club - Tasha Robinson (05/28/2009)
4 stars out of 4 -- "UP is a wonderful film....This is another masterwork from Pixar, which is leading the charge in modern animation."
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (05/27/2009)
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