Aporia
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: August 11, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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Screen RantNadir SamaraAug 17, 2023
In Aporia, drama takes center stage and bells and whistles are few and far between. The production value is simple but effective, as are the performances. By the time the credits roll, Moshe’s film makes its point and, crucially, does not overstay its welcome. Read full review
78
Paste MagazineAndrew CrumpAug 14, 2023
If Aporia’s airiness gives the story a bit of distance from the world we’re living in right now, the film nonetheless does what good science fiction is supposed to, forcing viewers to bring the future conundrums it raises to their present. Read full review
42
IndieWireSamantha BergesonAug 14, 2023
The film’s script doesn’t have the emotional complexity to bolster emotion toward Sophie and Malcolm and their tangled predicament. Read full review
40
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisAug 14, 2023
A deeply silly time-travel weepie buoyed solely by the soapy warmth of its performances. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleAug 14, 2023
Conquering time travel may be a big deal, but Greer’s affecting portrait of a woman processing a second chance keeps the miracles of Aporia grounded and not flashy — a portal to human epiphanies, not digitally rendered spectacle. Read full review
63
Washington PostPat PaduaAug 9, 2023
To reference yet another cultural touchstone, Aporia comes across like an expanded, indie-film version of “The Twilight Zone.” It’s never going to set the world on a new and unfamiliar course, but it does its job well enough. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleJosh KupeckiAug 9, 2023
Writer/director Moshé (South by Southwest 2017 selection The Ballad of Lefty Brown) grounds the tension of the various ethical dilemmas in Aporia by focusing more on his characters than on the gimmick of his delightfully lo-tech time murder machine. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreAug 9, 2023
The conclusion has a rough logic to its consequences, but seems arrived at abruptly. Big emotions we expect never quite arrive after that first “machining.” Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerAug 4, 2023
Greer, Gathegi and Maadi are all on-point as regular people facing spatial-temporal realities the impact of which they fail to fully grasp until it may be too late. Sure, they’ve changed the world, but be careful what you wish for. Read full review
80
Screen DailyNikki BaughanAug 2, 2023
Moshe is not the first filmmaker to grapple with theories surrounding the manipulation of the fabric of time but his intimate approach, coupled with strong performances, make this an intelligent homespun take on a familiar subject. Read full review
67
ColliderSamantha ColeyAug 1, 2023
While the narrative is rooted in the use of a sci-fi device, the film is rather light on traditional elements from the genre, relying almost entirely on the personal relationships of the characters and their shared memories to tell a story about the ripple effect one life can have on even the tiniest details of the world around them. Read full review
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