Aniara
Magnet Releasing | Release Date: May 17, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
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Generally favorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
58
Original-CinJim SlotekMay 17, 2019
For a film that’s about decades of interstellar aimlessness, Aniara seems hopelessly rushed and superficial. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonMay 15, 2019
Aniara has an intriguing premise, and it’s even fascinating at times, but despite an excellent production design, it never gets off the ground even as it speeds through the cosmos. The characters are not fully formed, so we’re not invested in their futures. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineChuck BowenMay 13, 2019
The filmmakers are interested in world building only as a pretext for maintaining a tone of non-contemplative ennui. Read full review
40
The New York TimesTeo BugbeeMay 16, 2019
Kagerman and Lilja thoughtfully constructed their film, yet they leave nothing for the mind to do besides consume unrelenting tragedy. Read full review
40
Film ThreatAndy HowellApr 12, 2019
ANIARA has plenty going for it — a great concept, a coherent tone, an uncompromising vision, and an ending that’s the ballsiest thing I’ve seen since AI. Sadly these virtues are undercut by some unforgivable sins — it is boring, has underdeveloped characters, and has a childlike understanding of the scientific concepts supposedly undergirding the plot. One of those could be forgivable, but all together they spell doom. Read full review
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