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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe film, narrated ably by Leonardo DiCaprio, who seems to share the audience's amazement at what is appearing onscreen, is over too quickly in a mere 43 minutes. So line up and see it again.
- 100VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangThis educational eye-popper should prove an excellent draw for science lovers of all ages.
- 100Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanAwesome documentary.
- 89Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovIt's an out-of-this-world, real-life adventure for kids of all ages, budding Neil Armstrongs and Ray Bradburys alike.
- 88New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickAstonishingly sharp and stunningly beautiful images of galaxies as far as 100 billion light-years away.
- It's a movie that not only puts you in space but lets you travel through it with a speed and wonder that would make James T. Kirk go a little weak in the knees.
- 70The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe New York TimesNeil GenzlingerDazzling to look at of course. But such ponderous, cliché-heavy narration.
- 50Boston GlobeBoston GlobeIs it being a spoilsport to suggest that the Hubble’s original 2-D images are a lot more stupendous than all the IMAX 3-D hurly-burly?
- 40Time OutNicolas RapoldTime OutNicolas RapoldThe 20-year-old Hubble Space Telescope--whose repair mission is the subject of this chronicle--turns out to be a bit of a stage hog, and audiences expecting a blissout of swirling galaxies will wonder why so much time is spent on astronauts sweating over screws and bolts.
- 40L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyEven at 43 minutes short, with earnest but marketable narration by Leonardo DiCaprio and one amusing zero-gravity taco-preparation scene, Hubble 3-D's perilous endeavors are about as thrilling to watch as plumbers snaking a drain ... in space suits! If you want an eye-popping cosmic epic, rent "Star Trek." If you want interactivity, take the kids to the planetarium.