Film Review – Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away

I’ll admit that I haven’t had much exposure to the various shows and
individual performances of Cirque du Soleil, but it’s easy to see that
their debut feature, “Worlds Away,” is little more than a commercial for
the Canadian outfit. For fans, the 3D movie will be a warm reminder of
previous accomplishments and current successes, returning to a place of
extraordinary theatricality and flexibility as director Andrew Adamson
attempts to capture an event that should really be enjoyed live. For
outsiders, “Worlds Away” is an interesting experiment in self-promotion,
though the attempt to build a narrative capable of connecting disparate
fantasy sequences smoothly is botched, resulting in a highlight reel
that grows tiring over 85 minutes of screentime. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com