"The movie’s realistic designs and imaginative caricatures clash wildly and beautifully."
— Siddhant Adlakha, IGN Movies
"Chomet’s film is finally an edifying, educating piece of work, beautifully drawn and composed."
— Savina Petkova, The Film Stage
"'A Magnificent Life' is, indeed, about a magnificent life and I feel that I really got to know the man and his art in a way I did not expect."
— Robin Clifford, Reeling Reviews
"The master animator's distinctive, hand-crafted style is all present and correct: richly textured backdrops, vivid characters and lively, inventive movement."
— James Mottram, Radio Times
"Chomet’s film is an edifying, educating piece of work, beautifully drawn and composed; having versions of it dubbed in both French and in English will surely help it reach a wider audience."
— Savina Petkova, The Film Stage
"Sylvain Chomet employs his distinct animation style of hand drawn, exaggerated characterizations cast in autumnal nostalgia to bring decades of one of France's most prolific literary figures to life."
— Laura Clifford, Reeling Reviews
