Luther: The Fallen Sun
Netflix | Release Date: February 24, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 32 Critic Reviews
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80
NMEAli ShutlerFeb 24, 2023
If this is the end of Luther, The Fallen Sun serves as the perfect send-off. It’s surprisingly grounded considering the leap from TV (a Dover ferry is about as exotic as it gets) but constantly ambitious enough to warrant the two-hour runtime. Read full review
80
Total FilmJamie GrahamFeb 24, 2023
A propulsive thriller that’ll appeal to die-hard fans and newbies alike. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comIsaac Feldberg Feb 24, 2023
The Fallen Sun is a natural continuation for fans but also presents a way in for series newcomers, even sending the character off in a new direction that playfully acknowledges Elba’s Bond bona fides while asserting, not unconvincingly, that Luther’s world is quite enough. Read full review
75
ColliderCarly LaneFeb 24, 2023
The biggest drawback to making this story a sequel film rather than a revival season is the part where The Fallen Sun doesn't seem to have enough time to develop all of its elements, leaving many plot components either half-baked or barely established before the story demands its characters move on. Read full review
70
Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonMar 23, 2023
With enough suspense, action and violence for crime-thriller fans and enough Idris Elba for Idris Elba fans, Luther: The Fallen Sun needn’t have a message as well. But here it is: Tell Alexa to get out of your house. And take Siri with her. Read full review
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The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckFeb 24, 2023
It definitely delivers the goods, making it fairly obvious that DCI John Luther isn’t going away anytime soon. Read full review
70
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzFeb 24, 2023
Director Jamie Payne keeps things moving, certainly, and the action is appropriately gruesome. But you can see where a little more time to tell the story would have helped. Read full review
68
Paste MagazineRueben BaronFeb 24, 2023
Nobody watched Luther for serious social commentary or a moral compass—you watched it because Idris Elba is a beautiful man with arguably the world’s best voice ,and you got to see him catch bad guys played by other good actors. On that level, Luther: The Fallen Sun delivers. Read full review
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The A.V. ClubMurtada ElfadlMar 7, 2023
The film’s effectiveness hinges on transferring the hallmarks of the series to the big screen, and to that end, Cross and Payne succeed. Read full review
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ABC NewsPeter TraversFeb 24, 2023
The impossibly magnetic Idris Elba brings his iconic series TV character, London copper John Luther, to thunderous life on the big screen and suddenly all is right with the world. So what if the serial-killer plot can’t get a grip, Elba is pure pow. Read full review
63
The Associated PressLindsey BahrMar 7, 2023
You needn’t have watched all five seasons of “Luther” to take a chance on Luther: The Fallen Sun. But there’s also a chance that you may find yourself wanting to afterwards. Read full review
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Washington PostMichael O'SullivanFeb 24, 2023
"Luther” is not without its pleasures, assuming you have the stomach for the kind of theatrical crimes that exist only in filmdom. Read full review
63
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperFeb 24, 2023
As the body count piles up and the action gets bigger and bigger, even the great John Luther comes perilously close to being overwhelmed by the spectacle in an increasingly ludicrous storyline that favors admittedly stunning and often gruesome visuals in favor of anything approaching plausibility. Read full review
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