Renaissance

Renaissance is a sci-fi detective story that is a must-see for any fan of the sci-fi cult classic Blade Runner or comic book crime story Sin City. After a scientist goes missing, it's up to a detective to search for her.... Full review

Renaissance by for is one of my favorite animation/Special Effects movie. It kept me going. It has a great story and really great animation, I have to say again. It's way more thrilling and stunning than Sin City. Renaissance is one... Full review

Here's a movie that could not have been made in America. The visuals are superb and quite unique for the movies, truly a graphic novel come to life. The story is classic noir, and the movies biggest failing is that it... Full review

A Scanner Darkly, Minority Report, Blade Runner, Sin City and Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow – if you are a fan of any of these then this will be well worth checking out.French animation project 'Renaissance' took seven... Full review

One reason Pixar has endured so well, and been so successful, is that while their films remain technical marvels and visual mosaics, they have a story to match their style. And often very moving style at that: affecting, charming and... Full review

First things first, this movie is achingly beautiful. A someone who works on 3D CG films as a lighter/compositor, the visuals blew me away. Every second I was stunned by what was on screen As for the story, well, it's... Full review

If you've ever seen the trailer for the film "The Recruit" with Colin Farrell and Al Pacino, you'll never have to see that film. Sadly, Renaissance has had similarly revelatory trailer makers.The story of Renaissance is about a detective investigating... Full review

I just went to a screening of the film during Expresion en Corto, a short film festival in Guanajuato, Mexico. One of the producers was there and gave a brief introduction. The Film rolled and from the first shot I... Full review

I highly recommend this film. Set in the Bladerunner-esquire future of 2054 Paris, it is in most respect a classic film noir script: lady in peril, sister trying to find her, honest cop fighting everyone. Luckily, it avoids being stereotypical,... Full review

Renaissance deftly walks the line between mainstream American animation and Japanese anime. There are no annoying animals here to perform lame songs written by has-been musicians and no esoteric detours through alternate dimensions. Instead, Renaissance is a gritty, innovatively drawn... Full review

Since most of the image is on or off with no contrast in between, its the kind of movie that can look good on almost any television, with one exception. Renaissance is an enjoyable picture with a rather common noir storyline and nothing to set it aside other than its unique visual style. ... Full Review

underneath lies a slick noir thriller that complements the extraordinary visuals....Initially the stunningly creative visual style of Christian Volckman's Renaissance will both enthrall and engage the viewer....though its deliberate pacing may provoke a style-over-substance impression that's hard to shake until the climax fits the puzzle pieces together..... ... Full Review

engage the viewer (or annoy depending on one's tolerance for stark contrasts), but underneath lies a slick noir thriller that complements the extraordinary visuals....Initially the stunningly creative visual style of Christian Volckman#39;s Renaissance will both enthrall....though its  deliberate pacing may provoke a style-over-substance impression that's hard to shake until the climax fits the puzzle pieces together..... ... Full Review

Whatever the influences, the movie is gorgeous looking, and I'd say about 90% convincing. Renaissance lacks both, and the stiff English adaptation does nothing by way of lending a helping hand. ... Full Review

Although these characters are well voiced, they are one-dimensional personalities. The characters, for all their oddities, are flat and dull, and the plot is clichéd. Yet the film had a good-sized budget for an animated feature. ... Full Review

In an era when traditional film animation appears to have neared its end, it's refreshing to see a film come along that embraces older artistic styles while offering audiences something completely new. ... Full Article

Renaissance is a very appropriate title, not because of the storyline, but for the new form of animation that Daniel Craig uses for the creation of the movie. ... Full Article

In this day of Pixar animation wonders ranging from the original "Toy Story" to the current "Ratatouille," it's difficult for animated films to stand out and be noticed. ... Full Article

I have always been a fan of animation. I remember watching the movie version of "The Wall" and marveling at the Gerald Scarfe animation sprinkled throughout the movie. ... Full Article

January 9, 2007 -- "Renaissance" is a science fiction detective story done in an exaggerated film noir style. It's distinctive look comes from motion-capture animation with extreme contrasts. ... Full Article

A confluence of '50s film noir and futuristic cyperpunk, the animated French film "Renaissance" is reminiscent of a graphic novel and unapologetic in its unrelentingly moody, European sensibility. ... Full Article