Atlantis
Grasshopper Film | Release Date: January 22, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
85
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
IndieWireRyan LattanzioJan 22, 2021
Atlantis is a political howl from the soul about a decaying Europe. But its cold, violent exterior turns out to be a bleak disguise for what is an unexpectedly sweet love story at its molten core. Read full review
90
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternJan 22, 2021
Mr. Vasyanovych’s approach is literally and figuratively visionary. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleJan 22, 2021
What exists in this visualized afterward may not look like anything, but that’s why we’re fortunate to have artists like Vasyanovych to show us what’s dazzling, strange, tragic, comic, touching and eventually optimistic about the way forward. Read full review
90
Screen DailyNikki BaughanMar 23, 2020
With an ambition that far exceeds its relatively small on-screen scale, Atlantis is a remarkable piece of filmmaking from an exciting emerging Eastern European voice. Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiJan 29, 2021
It's fascinating that while the movie deals with exceptionally grim material, it never becomes too unbearable to watch. Read full review
80
The New York TimesGlenn KennyJan 21, 2021
Vasyanovych and his actors manage to make this parable both heartening and stupefying. Read full review
80
VarietyDennis HarveyMar 23, 2020
As cinematographer and editor in addition to writer, director and producer, Vasyanovych is very much in charge of a vision whose aesthetics are rigidly controlled. The ironically titled “Atlantis” may well alienate some viewers with its austerity, but those willing to tough it out will feel rewarded. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungMar 23, 2020
[A] dark yet humanly luminous story. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleJenny NulfJan 28, 2021
Atlantis isn’t an easy film to watch, and it’s not meant to be. It’s an anti-war film without solutions, but what it clear is that Vasyanovych believes in humanity rebuilding from tragedy. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineDavid RobbMar 23, 2020
The film’s use of scale to drive home the absurdity of its characters’ actions sometimes calls to mind Werner Herzog’s tragicomic existentialism, as well as early silent cinema. Read full review
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