Sea changes in 'Life of Pi' ★ ★ ★

"Life of Pi," Yann Martel's beautiful little book about a young man and the sea and a tiger, has transformed into a big, imposing and often lovely 3-D experience. If the results are less about poetry and wonder than the digital and cinematic engineering designed to evoke those things, with this story — so very, very unlikely to succeed in any other medium — "good" is achievement enough.

Michael Phillips

November 20, 2012