Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens Nov 27, 2019

One of the most original, creative and technically accomplished films of our time, Upside Down is a pure delight.

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Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Aug 8, 2019

Unfortunately, there's absolutely no character development, tossing a poorly realized and mundane love story at us that's furthered only by its nicely varnished visuals.

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Leslie Combemale Cinema Siren Jul 30, 2019

You've never seen a couple so bathed in light and aglow with love and its accompanying optimism.

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Daniel Barnes Dare Daniel Oct 29, 2018 1.5/5

Earnest and tedious, Upside Down is lean on narrative and long on gobbledygook.

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Jason Best Movie Talk Nov 24, 2017 2/5

Bizarre romantic fantasy Upside Down is mostly desperately twee, but Argentine director Juan Solanas displays flashes of visual ingenuity, while Timothy Spall adds amusingly sympathetic support as Adam's cigar-chomping ally.

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Kari Belsheim Bust Magazine Aug 11, 2017

[Upside Down] a designer's dream, but the dialogue is forced and the film is dependent on its aesthetic value.

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Jules Brenner Cinema Signals Aug 19, 2014 2.5/5

An otherworldly framework in which the rules exist to separate the classes until Romeo & Juliet come along to break them with the gravity of romance. If only.

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Anton Bitel Sight & Sound May 26, 2014

The problem is that the physics here are patently ridiculous, and there is likewise no viable chemistry between stars Jim Sturgess and Kirsten Dunst.

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Jeremy Lebens We Got This Covered Jun 25, 2013 3/5

Upside Down is an interesting mess - coming across mostly as a visual disaster with big dreams and aspirations that never quite pan out.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson Common Sense Media May 3, 2013 2/5

A movie that will surely wow audiences with its awesome visuals but floor them with its terrible storytelling.

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Jay Stone Canada.com Apr 26, 2013 2/5

Dunst, a veteran of the famous upside-down Spider-Man kiss, may be used to this, but viewers of the fantasy romance Upside Down may have the dizzy feeling of blood rushing to their heads. What is going on here and, furthermore, why?

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James Adams Globe and Mail Apr 26, 2013 2/4

Soon enough the worlds of Up Top and Down Below feel like distractions, CGI Potemkin villages.

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Bruce Kirkland Jam! Movies Apr 25, 2013 2.5/5

There is little consistency. As a creator, you cannot tell us one thing and have characters do another without consequence. Upside Down is plagued with those problems, at least in small ways. It is frustrating for the viewer.

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Peter Howell Toronto Star Apr 25, 2013 2/4

A Romeo and Juliet story for the age of CGI overkill, Upside Down zigs where it should zag and dulls where it should dazzle.

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Brent Simon Shared Darkness Apr 18, 2013 D

What begins as a grand concept full of unusual possibilities quickly succumbs to a frustrating mixture of pretentiousness and torpor in this threadbare narrative that unfolds in perpetual pursuit of memorable images over narrative sense.

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Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue Mar 29, 2013

The eye-rolling script is heavy-handed and emotionally distant, sort of like its intergalactic setting.

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Dave White Movies.com Mar 25, 2013 2.5/5

What if I told you that the film also includes scenes of upward urination and consumption of flying pink pancakes? Now will you help it break the $30,000 [box office] mark?

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Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com Mar 15, 2013 C-

A stunning visual experience spoiled by a trainwreck of a screenplay...certainly something to see, but difficult to sit through.

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Rob Vaux Mania.com Mar 15, 2013 D

Upside Down falls into that old trap of overwhelming us with spectacle before we spot the emptiness beneath.

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Peter Keough Boston Phoenix Mar 15, 2013 1.5/4

Worth a look if only for the Caspar David Friedrich-inspired imagery and shots of Timothy Spall's teeth.

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