Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV
Stage 6 Films | Release Date: August 19, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
35
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
5
Negative:
4
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Total FilmAnthony John AgnelloAug 16, 2016
An expert blend of world building, humanity, and the magical strangeness of Final Fantasy. Best of all, you don't need to know anything about Final Fantasy to love it. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyChristian HolubAug 24, 2016
Instead of trying to adapt the video game experience into a film format, Kingsglaive transforms the movie-going experience into something familiar to video game fans. It’s essentially a really long cutscene. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineAaron RiccioAug 19, 2016
The film is, at least, a marvelously enticing advertisement for the upcoming Final Fantasy XV video game. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayAug 18, 2016
The slick animation and exciting battles lose their novelty eventually, and there’s just not enough here in the way of edge-of-the-seat storytelling or vivid characters to compensate. Read full review
42
IndieWireDavid EhrlichAug 15, 2016
You may not want to spend more time with these characters, but you will want to sink deeper into their world — fortunately, the forthcoming videogame will allow players to do just that. Whether the game will make retroactively make “Kingsglaive” a more engaging movie remains to be seen, but there’s certainly room for improvement. Read full review
40
VarietyAndrew BarkerAug 18, 2016
Like many a poorly-plotted video game, “Kingsglaive” manages to skate by for a while on the sheer splendor of its visuals. Read full review
38
The Seattle TimesSoren AndersenAug 18, 2016
It quickly becomes apparent that the narrative content of “Kingsglaive” is a barely coherent muddle. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreAug 16, 2016
A quantum leap forward in animation and design, if not a great leap in motion capture technology or in story. Read full review
20
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeAug 22, 2016
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV is so lacking in human interest, or even in merely satisfying action, it is difficult to imagine anyone wanting to pay to sit through it. What Takeshi Nozue's movie does offer is massive, vividly rendered landscapes of sci-fi/fantasy pastiche, home to mayhem that is prettier than it is involving. Read full review
10
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisAug 18, 2016
This spinoff from the story of a magical kingdom besieged by an evil empire is too ludicrous for words. Read full review
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