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Metascore
5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreBlaze is really something, a riveting and challenging experience and an extraordinary film not to be missed.
- 100Time OutStephen A. RussellTime OutStephen A. RussellIt is a spectacular achievement hung on a remarkable performance by Savage. Like Barton’s startling artistic vision, Blaze is a masterpiece.
- 95SlashfilmBarry LevittSlashfilmBarry LevittBlaze is bold, striking, visionary cinema that makes for an astonishing debut. Its magnificent blend of puppetry, animation, and visual effects allows it to stand out from the crowd, but it also allows for an impressive interrogation of the human mind, delivered with tremendous empathy.
- 80The GuardianLuke BuckmasterThe GuardianLuke BuckmasterThe result is a hot, sticky, trippy fusion of wild style and painfully genuine emotion, with plenty of moments that take your breath away.
- 70VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeBlaze marks the feature directing debut of a distinctive new voice, and though there’s a certain woodenness to the narrative, the visuals — glitter dreams of a 10-foot fuchsia dragon — radiate with originality.