3 stars out of 4 -- "The special effects are award-caliber in this sequel to the 1982 TRON, the pioneering cult film in computer technology."
Rolling Stone 4 stars out of 5 -- "Bridges is sensational again, here in a groundbreaking performance. This reboot is blockbuster entertainment..."
Box Office "It's a sleeker, sharper, far more visually intoxicating machine dream of a movie, with a darkly liquid electronic texture of its own." -- Grade: B
Entertainment Weekly "LEGACY is beautifully constructed. The ribbons of light that trail the Lightcycles as they race across the grid are mesmerizing, with the overall 3-D effect something of an ethereal stunner..."
Los Angeles Times "[A] sleek-looking reboot. It's all about the whiz-bang special effects and the return of Jeff Bridges -- always the coolest guy in any space, cyber or otherwise."
USA Today 3 stars out of 4 -- "[The film] hits the ground running, in a 3-D sound and light show that plays the eyes and ears..."
Chicago Sun-Times 3 stars out of 5 -- "This is a movie of astonishing high-end gloss, fused to a pounding Daft Punk soundtrack, populated with sleek sirens and chiseled hunks, boasting electroluminescent landscapes..."
Empire 3 stars out of 5 -- "This is an architect's mind at work -- Kosinski's background -- and he proves himself a highly imaginative level designer....Daft Punk's score paints its own sombre, synthy soundscapes..."
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