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Metascore
19 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleKim's masterly, poetic ending is the cherry on top in this anime, good for a rainy day or any day.
- 80Film ThreatFilm ThreatDeliberately aiming to put Korean animation on the map, [this] is a tour de force blend of CGI, traditional cell animation, miniatures and live footage.
- 75Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisThis is one beautifully drawn, frequently lifelike piece of anime.
- 70The A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonThe A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonSky Blue is never subtle about its images of loneliness and isolation, or in fact about anything else. But as clichéd as its images are, they're still visually and tonally stunning.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenOffers proof that the Korean animation industry is poised for the big leagues.
- 50VarietyRobert KoehlerVarietyRobert KoehlerThe pic plays like one long chase. Nevertheless, fashioned with ultra-sophisticated means, Sky Blue will be a must-see for anime fans around the world.
- 40Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLike a lot of other Asian sci-fi anime: a stunningly imagined world of the future populated with one-dimensional characters caught up in a trite plot.
- 40The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenTeeters unsteadily between dystopian fable and Saturday-morning cartoon.
- 30L.A. WeeklyDavid ChuteL.A. WeeklyDavid ChuteThe result is a soulless piece of product, an ungainly hybrid of sketchy hand-drawn characters in blocky CGI environments, derivative at just about every level.
- 30Village VoiceEd ParkVillage VoiceEd ParkMost of the action is tedious, and the less you pay attention to the dialogue, the less you'll feel your hand inadvertently twitching as if with joystick.