What started with a gripping premise slackens and goes limp.
– Kate Taylor,
Globe and Mail,
1 Apr 2016
fresh:
It all sounds terribly murky, but few filmmakers are as gifted at making you want to peer through the murk.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
1 Apr 2016
rotten:
You watch helplessly as the movie goes off the rails, the suspense and excitement leaking out of the enormous tension the early scenes had generated.
– Rene Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr 2016
fresh:
Nichols has earned the right to take big leaps. Even if he doesn't stick the landing, it's a thrill watching him try. He, too, is something special.
– Adam Graham,
Detroit News,
8 Apr 2016
fresh:
Riffing on John Carpenter's Starman, writer-director Jeff Nichols has crafted a sci-fi chase film whose gravely naturalistic style adds to its sense of portent.