Film Fest Reviews: Dune, Spencer, The Card Counter, The Lost Daughter, King Richard
DUNE [77] reviews continue to pour in (opens Oct 22): https://t.co/f6yHgwtSRC
"An astounding spectacle, vast in scale and ambition. Prepare to have your breath snatched away." - Total Film's James Mottram pic.twitter.com/WWXXmuOaTq
- metacritic (@metacritic) September 3, 2021
Dune, Spencer, The Card Counter, The Lost Daughter, and King Richard have all premiered over the past 24 hours at Venice and Telluride. Here's what the critics are saying about each:
DUNE
BBC: Film has scope and richness that is a splendid achievement but will anyone care about characters who are shallow and have no personality?
IGN: A gorgeous but imperfect epic that spends too much time setting up a third act we may never see.
The Guardian: A slow-burn space opera that fuses art-house and blockbuster to otherworldly brilliance.
Variety: The film is out to wow us and succeeds, until it doesn't.
IndieWire: Story is told on such a comically massive scale that a screen of any size would struggle to contain it.
With 17 reviews, the film currently has a 76 on Metacritic.
Spencer [*95*] In Theaters Nov 5: https://t.co/9Uy248K35a
"The 31-year-old (Kristen) Stewart - who will be instantly and justifiably awards-tipped for this - navigates this perilous terrain with total mastery...." - Robbie Collin, The Telegraph pic.twitter.com/NhEWLncex8
- metacritic (@metacritic) September 3, 2021
SPENCER
The Guardian: Kristen Stewart is compelling, giving an awkward and mannered performance of an awkward and mannered person.
The Hollywood Reporter: Tells a story we think we know in a new and disturbing light, but not everything lands.
With 6 reviews, the film currently has a 95 on Metacritic.
The Card Counter [83] is a Metacritic Must-See: https://t.co/Vf6YbbSD7G
"You’ll leave the film unable to stop thinking about its dimensions." - Cassie da Costa, Vanity Fair pic.twitter.com/4cSjdlW5HG
- metacritic (@metacritic) September 3, 2021
THE CARD COUNTER
The Playlist: If you get on the film's bruising, mesmeric wavelength, you're in for a truly wild ride.
Time: Oscar Issac is superb. A film you didn't know you were wishing for at a time when wishing for life to restart has become all-consuming.
Slash Film: Oscar Issac gives the peformance of his career even the film itself doesn't quite match his intensity.
The Hollywood Reporter: A character study that's a companion piece of sorts to First Reformed.
With 16 reviews, the film currently has a 83 on Metacritic.
‘King Richard’ Review: Will Smith and Aunjanue Ellis Inspire as Venus and Serena Williams’ Eye-on-the-Prize Parents https://t.co/ig3tWOqiTq
- Variety (@Variety) September 3, 2021
KING RICHARD
Variety: Inspirational filmmaking at its most effective. Entire cast is impressive and give strong performances.
The Hollywood Reporter: Far from perfect, but has a strong subject matter and equally strong performances.
The film does not have a Metacritic currently but with 5 reviews is sitting at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Lost Daughter’ starring Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson and Jessie Buckley debuts with a Rotten Tomatoes score of 100%. pic.twitter.com/yVLaXnus2m
- Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) September 3, 2021
THE LOST DAUGHTER
Vanity Fair: Maggie Gyllenhall knows exactly want she wants to capture and how and we feel it in the pacing and framing. Has immediately become a director to watch for.
The Hollywood Reporter: Gyllenhall and her cast make this a mesmerizingly psychological drama.
Screen International: A supremely confident feature directorial debut from Maggie Gyllenhall.
With 12 reviews, the film currently has a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.
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