| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
A- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"There are no stars other than the concept." more... |
B |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"Despite its creativity, the movie remains space opera and avoids the higher realms of science-fiction." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Geoff Berkshire |
"A late summer sleeper that puts most of Hollywood to shame." more... |
B+ |
E! Online
Luke Y. Thompson |
"...a memorable work that's likely to stand alongside the sci-fi classics." more... |
A- |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"...proves that there's intelligent alien life in the movie universe this summer." more... |
A |
Filmcritic.com
Chris Barsanti |
"Not as smart as it wants to be but much cleverer than it could have been..." more... |
B- |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"A genuinely original science fiction film that grabs you immediately, not letting go until the final shot." more... |
A |
New York Times
A. O. Scott |
"...smart, swift..." more... |
B+ |
Reelviews
James Berardinelli |
"...ends in a way that is both satisfying and unsettling." more... |
A- |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"This baby has the stuff to end the movie summer on a note of dazzle and distinction." more... |
A- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Amy Biancolli |
"...a science-fiction action vehicle so brilliantly and fully imagined that real life, when it resumes after the credits, arrives with a new sense of dread." more... |
A |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...proves that sci-fi thrillers don't have to be star-studded or mega-budgeted to be visually compelling and thoroughly entertaining." more... |
A- |
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