Strange World - Reviews

...arresting—especially with its inventive setting and bulbous creatures—and its attempts at deconstructing the sweaty, macho-man ethos hawked by its inspiration are admirable.

...Quaid and Gyllenhaal – back together after their earlier eco-thriller The Day After Tomorrow – are a fun father-and-son pairing, with deep-voiced Quaid adding real gravitas to his role.

This retro-inspired Disney adventure yarn boasts lots of great, progressive ideas...

...breezes through a checklist of formulaic plot points and canned emotional revelations with enough style and sensitivity to make it work. 

Fast, fun, and full of freaky creatures, Strange World shows that Disney can do all-out action-adventure just as well as fairytale fare – while, hopefully, nudging the studio further towards the future.

...finally delivers the queer version of Disney magic we've been waiting for.

...holds together thanks to its touching family saga spread across three generations.

...how do intergenerational relationships fit together with an eco-crisis? The answer is very Disney in the best ways, and a rewarding continuation of the studio's recent narrative fascination with overcoming divides rather than evil.