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26 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe movie is a work of art and whimsy as much as one of science.
- 100Film ThreatFilm ThreatMicrocosmos is that rare film to lead us, to reiterate why the camera is just as important as the paintbrush, keyboard, pen, chunks of clay, and anything else that can be used to make art. This is art.
- 100San Francisco ChroniclePeter StackSan Francisco ChroniclePeter StackAn extraordinary entertainment that personalizes the world of insects and other invertebrates and leaves audiences with an itching conviction of the poetry of nature.
- 88LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenLarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenScales glisten, legs scuttle, antennae unfurl, all in a symphony of exquisite shapes and inhuman motion. Watching the movie is like peering into a living kaleidoscope.
- 88ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliAfter watching Microcosmos, it will be impossible to take a walk in the woods without being aware of the amazing tapestry of activity going on all around, yet out of sight.
- 88San Francisco ExaminerBarbara ShulgasserSan Francisco ExaminerBarbara ShulgasserThe movie is magnificent and stunning the way few spectator events are.
- The spectacle is absolutely enthralling, and even a bit frightening.
- 78Austin ChronicleRussell SmithAustin ChronicleRussell SmithMicrocosmos is more about reverie than revelation. Still, don't be surprised if you come away from it with that feeling, like the aftermath of a deep, strange dream, that your consciousness has been enlarged in a subtle but very real way.
- 60Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumThe footage is often fascinating, but when it comes to anthropomorphism I prefer the Disney live-action adventures.