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21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeThink of Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet as a gift: a work of essential spiritual enlightenment, elegantly interpreted by nine of the world’s leading independent animators, all tied up and wrapped in a family-friendly bow by “The Lion King” director Roger Allers.
- 75Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreIt’s a lovely work, imbued with all the sweetness a Who’s Who of great animators can give it.
- 75New York PostFarran Smith NehmeNew York PostFarran Smith NehmeGibran’s book was huge in the 1960s, and it feels fresher here than it has in ages, although the visuals are stronger than the music.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyJoe McGovernEntertainment WeeklyJoe McGovernGibran’s little life lessons have been turned into three-minute haiku by different animators and spread across the film. Each one soars (especially clay painter Joan Gratz’s color-bursting snippet, “On Work”), even if the plot holding them together is frustratingly Disneyish.
- 63Slant MagazineCarson LundSlant MagazineCarson LundA consummate sampler platter of the bounty of state-of-the-art animation currently available as alternatives established major-studio house styles.
- 50Village VoiceSimon AbramsVillage VoiceSimon AbramsPaley's segment proves that The Prophet is more of a missed opportunity than an ambitious folly.
- 50Los Angeles TimesCharles SolomonLos Angeles TimesCharles SolomonThe audience's response to The Prophet is likely to be determined by their feelings for the original book rather than the eclectic, imaginative visuals.
- 40New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierA work of words as lovely as “The Prophet” deserves a better artistic interpretation than this animated venture, which consists mostly of pedestrian, ’70s-quality visuals.
- 40The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThis collection of eight mini-sermons falls flat.