Mr. Nobody 2009

Ben Kenigsberg, AV Club: As philosophy, Mr. Nobody seems sillier than it is profound. But in a parallel reality, more movies would have this degree of insane ambition. Read more

Deborah Young, Hollywood Reporter: This big-budget English-language co-production shows that Europeans can compete in the sci-fi realm where high production values are king. Read more

Jennie Punter, Globe and Mail: While Mr. Nobody contains some truly moving scenes, it eventually starts to try your concentration when you suspect all the space/time continuum shuffling may never become more than the sum of its parts. Read more

Boyd van Hoeij, Variety: A film that has a beating heart underneath its messy -- though breathtakingly designed -- exterior. Read more

Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: Never mind that several characters seem to gain or lose British accents throughout the course of the film. The lack of continuity only enhances the sense of deliciously dizzying disequilibrium. Read more