Life of Pi

“Meticulous care is evident in every aspect of the film. All three actors playing Pi are outstanding.”

Todd McCarthy, The Hollywood Reporter · 100

“Pi is a giant leap forward, outward and upward in expanding the resources of the evolving medium of movies. Magical realism was rarely so magical and never before so real.”

Richard Corliss, Time · 100

“Pi has designed his own terrarium to keep from staring directly into the abyss. It's not denial. It's faith in something else: the transformative power of storytelling. The film is transcendent.”

David Edelstein, New York Magazine (Vulture) · 100

“There are always moral crosscurrents in Lee's most provocative work, but so magical and mystical is this parable, it's as if the filmmaker has found the philosopher's stone.”

Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times · 100

“Is it real? Is this whole story real? I refuse to ask that question. Life of Pi is all real, second by second and minute by minute, and what it finally amounts to is left for every viewer to decide. I have decided it is one of the best films of the year.”

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times · 100