Moonfall
Lionsgate | Release Date: February 4, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
41
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Mixed or average reviews based on 45 Critic Reviews
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10
Mixed:
19
Negative:
16
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
NMEJames McMahonFeb 10, 2022
The bad news is that Moonfall isn’t a great movie. The good news is that it’s hugely enjoyable for most of its running time. Read full review
77
Paste MagazineAurora AmidonFeb 3, 2022
In a world full of soulless, self-conscious CGI-rampant action flicks and superhero movies that seem like they were made by robots, Emmerich seems to really care about this movie. And that’s a trend I can get behind. Read full review
75
The Associated PressMark KennedyFeb 3, 2022
After a bit of a slow start, “Moonfall” gets absolutely trippy in the last third as it details a mind-blowing alternative history to mankind that spans millennia and distant planets and backs it all up with gorgeous, massive special effects. Logic is abandoned altogether but few will care. Read full review
70
New York Magazine (Vulture)Alison WillmoreFeb 8, 2022
It’s so unapologetically absurd and so very fun. Read full review
70
SlateDana StevensFeb 7, 2022
As a lifelong aficionado of sprawling, dopey disaster movies with plenty of character back story—your Poseidon Adventures, your Twisters, your Titanics—and as maybe the world’s biggest fan of Emmerich’s 2012 (2009), I was naturally inclined to enjoy Moonfall, and I did, though maybe with not quite as much glee as I vibed with the fevered conspiracy theories and lovingly preserved world treasures of 2012. Read full review
70
The New YorkerRichard BrodyFeb 7, 2022
The best parts of “Moonfall” feel like a sharp and cogent reproach to the corporate stolidity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and other superhero-franchise movies. The ridiculous proves occasionally sublime. Read full review
70
VarietyPeter DebrugeFeb 3, 2022
Sure, Moonfall is all kinds of stupid, but it’s a heckuva lot funnier than Adam McKay’s all-star satire. I had a blast, and would gladly saddle up for a second viewing. Read full review
70
TheWrapWilliam BibbianiFeb 3, 2022
Absurd as it is, Moonfall represents yet another bold stroke of maximalist grandeur from a filmmaker who excels at making overwhelming chaos look beautiful. Read full review
65
SlashfilmFeb 3, 2022
Let's get real: no one sits down to watch Moonfall for the performances. They want to see destruction, and on that front, Emmerich delivers. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeMark FeeneyFeb 3, 2022
There are moments watching it when you can’t help but think of “Don’t Look Up” (comet, moon, whatever). Honestly, though, “Moonfall” is more fun, even if far less substantial and nowhere near as much talent went into making it. Read full review
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