Eternals
critic Reviews
, 47% Rotten Tomatometer Score- An ambitious superhero epic that soars as often as it strains, Eternals takes the MCU in intriguing -- and occasionally confounding -- new directions.
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreEd GonzalezSlant Magazine
Zhao ultimately robs the artist’s comic of its sweep by constantly turning a space opera into a repetitive character drama.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMichael BlackmonBuzzFeed News
Eternals is far from perfect, but it pushes the MCU into promising new territory....it feels like an amalgam of what Marvel does best - splendidly chaotic fight scenes, dazzling special effects, and stories that speak to who we are as human beings.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreCaroline SiedeFox 10 Phoenix
Eternals makes for an alienating first watch. ... Dig a little deeper, however, and this behemoth of a superhero flick has its rewards too.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreSandra HallSydney Morning Herald
Clearly, we're supposed to leave the cinema filled with an urgent sense of anticipation. But all I felt was relief that the two-and-a-half hour running time had finally come to an end.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreKylie CheungSalon.com
In many ways, what it means to be human is the central question that drives Eternals... But the movie's dizzying star power and twisty backstories render it too clunky and overstuffed to concisely answer said central question.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreJohn WenzelDenver Post
Gorgeous and vacant, The Eternals is the most numbing entry in Marvel's 13-year-old MCU franchise -- even as it struggles to be its weirdest and most philosophical.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreCory WoodroofFor the Win (USA Today)
Chloé Zhao is an incredibly talented filmmaker who is responsible for some of the best films of the last decade. Eternals is sadly not one of them.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreJackson WeaverCBC News
Eternals the movie suffers from the same thing The Eternals comic did — it focuses more on a concept than it does on characters.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreRick BentleyKGET-TV (Bakersfield, CA)
The Eternals is a jumbled mess because it has to include the origin story plus detail the long lives of the 10 major characters.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreSerena SeghedoniLoud and Clear Reviews
Chloé Zhao‘s Eternals is Marvel’s most philosophical film to date, teaching us about evolution, humanity, love, and the nature of good and evil.
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