Morgan
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: September 2, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 33 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
16
Negative:
6
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Time Out LondonCath ClarkeSep 2, 2016
What Morgan lacks in philosophy and ideas, it makes up for in bone-crunching violence. Read full review
60
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzSep 1, 2016
Scott does a nice job with the first part of the film, setting the stage for what is ultimately a disappointing conclusion. Read full review
50
Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonSep 1, 2016
A mixed bag of a thriller that exploits two primal fears—of artificial intelligence, and precocious children. Read full review
50
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanSep 1, 2016
In order for the trick of the film to work, however, one must hold Morgan to a standard that the movie is unlikely to live up to. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubSep 1, 2016
The film tries to split the difference between thoughtful science fiction and action-driven horror, and blows the chance to truly succeed at either. Morgan is an enjoyable enough experience in the moment, but it never quite coalesces. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaSep 1, 2016
My diagnosis of why Morgan malfunctions as a chilling plunge into blood-splattered mayhem is that, before the midway point, it is pretty obvious what the eventual outcome and supposed big reveal will be. This is not the fault of the actors necessarily — there are highly respected talents involved here. It is just that we have seen most of this unfold before. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeTom RussoSep 1, 2016
At its best, the movie is provocative, sleekly assured, and a legit showcase for its intriguingly deep ensemble Read full review
50
Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganAug 30, 2016
As more information is dispensed - much of it in a rush in the final shots – the strength of Owen’s screenplay becomes clear but the issues it raises are largely left un-examined. Read full review
50
VarietyOwen GleibermanAug 29, 2016
It’s little more than a schlock replay of “Ex Machina.” It toys around with some of the same situations, but it doesn’t know where to take them. Instead of developing its themes, it uses them as grist for an overload of “commercial” action. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineKenji FujishimaAug 29, 2016
The film's makers lose trust in the intellectual heft of their material and chose to prioritize empty sensation instead. Read full review
42
MTV NewsAmy NicholsonSep 22, 2016
When no one is making believable choices, who cares who’s human? It’s all just lines of script. Read full review
42
The Film StageMichael SnydelAug 30, 2016
Morgan struggles to make even a single fight between two people not look like it was edited with a shredder. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsAllen SalkinSep 8, 2016
A lot makes me uneasy about where biology and technology are going. But Great Scott! Is Morgan really the best you can do? Read full review
40
EmpireHelen O'HaraSep 5, 2016
It’s well designed and shot, but in service of a story that never coalesces into something intelligent or compelling. Read full review
40
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisSep 1, 2016
Dipping no more than a toenail in the philosophical waters surrounding personhood, the movie is at once ideologically vague and maddeningly self-serious. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesJustin ChangSep 1, 2016
It’s bland enough to serve as a kind of palate cleanser at the end of a long and punishing moviegoing summer. Read full review
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