| Neon | Release Date: September 9, 2026 | CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION | ||
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Positive:
13
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1
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Critic Reviews
May 19, 2026
May 19, 2026
The only real drawback is that when the film stops abruptly after just over two-and-a-half exhausting hours, it seems as if there's at least another hour of story still to come. But maybe that means that a sequel is in the works – and that we won't have to wait a decade for Na to make it. We can but hope.
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Radio TimesMay 18, 2026
Hope is most certainly a film that will divide viewers, and it’s not especially difficult to find faults – including with some of its baffling hints at a deeper mythology. But as a crazy action spectacle – best enjoyed with an engaged audience – the sheer enjoyable thrill of it all is impossible to deny.
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The Film StageMay 18, 2026
RogerEbert.comMay 18, 2026
It’s bold, provocative, and assured filmmaking that oscillates between moments of breathtaking cinematic prowess and satirical characterizations, whose coy rendering turns a mirror toward those who unconsciously lap up hollow action heroes when the far more intriguing story exists in plain sight.
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Screen RantMay 18, 2026
An exhilarating spectacle of epic proportion, Hope is exactly the kind of violently horrific and chaotically humorous film we’ve been waiting a decade for from Na Hong-jin. He manages to continue his great streak as a master of genre mash-ups in ways that blend the best of sci-fi, horror, and action thrillers. It’s ridiculous, it’s bloody, it’s long – and it’s worth every minute of your time.
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May 17, 2026
The running time might prove challenging – there’s only so many handbrake turns, high-powered automatic weapons and skewered supporting cast members you can take before it starts getting repetitive. But then Na flips the perspective, making us question our allegiances and ask who the real monsters are.
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May 17, 2026
It’s a great feeling to know from a movie’s first frames that you’re in the hands of an assured genre auteur. The rare action thriller that takes place almost entirely in broad daylight, Hope pulls you in immediately with its virtuoso camerwork, pulse-pounding score, adrenalized pacing and sharply drawn characters.
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IndieWireMay 17, 2026
It’s clear that something went terribly wrong in the making of this movie, but the worst part about it is how much goes ecstatically right before the wheels fall off. Bad films are a dime a dozen, even at the world’s most prestigious festival — this one is only so painful because it first gives you the hope of being great.
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