The film is truly special, truly different -- a wondrous talky roundelay about and for people who love life.

An amazing thing -- a work of cinematic art in which form and structure pursues the logic-defying (parallel) subjects of dreaming and moviegoing.

An astounding, one-of-a-kind movie.

If there is justice in this world, this is the movie that will get people talking again about the excitement of film.

I have seen Waking Life three times now. I want to see it again -- not to master it, or even to remember it better, -- but simply to experience all of these ideas, all of this passion, the very act of trying to figure things out.

Not only does this film make you think, it makes you want to think. Few films -- few works of art of any stripe -- can claim that.

Intriguing, arresting, delightfully refusing to be pigeonholed.

A beautiful display of celluloid bungee-jumping.

Exciting and innovative feature.

A smart cartoon about the life of the mind. It's about the fuzzy border between dreaming and living. It's thoughtful, provocative, liberating and fun.

One of the most inspired cases of the medium embodying the message ever captured on celluloid.

That Linklater pulls off the innovative feat with hypnotic assurance is nothing short of amazing.

It's the perfect marriage of music and animated movement. But even when there's no music playing in Waking Life, the movie's lyricism is sustained by the way it looks and feels.

So verbally dexterous and visually innovative that you can't absorb it unless you have all your wits about you. And even then, you may want to see it again to enjoy its subtle humor and warm humanity.