Chaos Walking
Lionsgate | Release Date: March 5, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
38
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 32 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
16
Negative:
9
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
67
Austin ChronicleJosh KupeckiMar 4, 2021
Chaos Walking is, as with any pop confection, catchy and has a solid beat, it’s just a shame that this tune is all too familiar. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd Mar 4, 2021
As the film begins to reveal its easily guessed secrets, it also doubles as a resonant tale of misogyny in the face of exposure: an allegory about how male rage grows directly out of male insecurity and is fortified by religious zealotry. Miss those themes announced like thoughts put into words, and there’s still the way Liman and his writers play their Philip K. Dick-worthy concept for screwball comedy and suspense. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyChristian HolubMar 3, 2021
Mikkelsen has played iconic villains before, and while Prentiss isn't nearly as memorable as Hannibal Lecter or Le Chiffre, he still manages to imbue Chaos Walking with a sense of danger. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzMar 5, 2021
Once you're immersed, it's a powerful experience that lingers in the mind long after the film's many disappointments have started to fade. Read full review
63
ObserverOliver JonesMar 5, 2021
Yes, it’s a bit helter-skelter, but it is also an adequately enjoyable and untaxing way to kill off a couple of hours. Read full review
63
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanMar 4, 2021
Too frequently and too loudly, the sci-fi bells and whistles of Chaos Walking overwhelm its quieter, more engrossing elements, making it hard to hear what the film really seems to be saying. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreMar 4, 2021
No, you won’t remember this a year from now — just the vapor-thoughts effect, the jokey tone that floats around that and the heroes and villains. But how much of “The Hunger Games” sticks in the memory after four films? Heroes, villains, the train and a bow and arrow? Maybe? Read full review
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