Embers
| Release Date: August 5, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
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Mixed or average reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
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70
Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenAug 5, 2016
While one wishes Carré, who shares screenplay credit with Charles Spano, might have hung those stirring visuals on more involving plotting, Embers nevertheless makes a strong, not to mention timely, impression. Read full review
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The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckAug 1, 2016
Embers strains for a philosophical profundity that eludes it. And despite its brief running time, so little actually happens in the plot that it feels much longer than it is. But the film has many resonant moments. Read full review
50
The PlaylistJordan RuimyAug 1, 2016
Embers attempts to be a complicated dissection of a possible world not too far ahead of us, but it lacks the imagination to make us soar along with its vision. Read full review
50
VarietyScott TobiasAug 1, 2016
Embers offers a series of compelling premises and never follows through on them, content to drift along on its characters’ dull malaise and allow self-conscious visual poetry to stand in for real emotion. Read full review
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