Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: December 16, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 51 Critic Reviews
Positive:
35
Mixed:
13
Negative:
3
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60
ScreenCrushMatt SingerDec 13, 2016
Edwards is very good at crafting images that straddle the uncomfortable line between beauty and horror, and at dwarfing people with giant monsters and machines with powers beyond mortal comprehension. It’s his comprehension of mortals that sometimes feels lacking. Read full review
58
The Film StageDaniel SchindelDec 13, 2016
Action is Rogue One’s strongest suit, and what makes all the faffing about bearable. Read full review
58
ConsequenceMichael RoffmanDec 13, 2016
For a film that’s all about hope and rebellion, it’s kind of ironic how it’s such a conflicted mess in and of itself. The Force should have been stronger with this one. Read full review
58
IndieWireDavid EhrlichDec 13, 2016
Not only is “Rogue One” the rare modern blockbuster that could have afforded to risk something real, it’s the rare modern blockbuster that gave itself a genuine responsibility to do so. And yet, for all of its excitement and occasional splendor, there’s nothing the least bit rebellious about it. It could have been special, instead it’s just… forced. Read full review
50
TimeStephanie ZacharekDec 13, 2016
The story hits every expected beat, right when you expect it to. And it squanders some of its best resources. Read full review
50
The New York TimesA.O. ScottDec 13, 2016
Plots and subplots are handled with clumsy expediency, and themes that might connect this movie with the larger Lucasfilm mythos aren’t allowed to develop. You’re left wanting both more and less. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniDec 13, 2016
Rogue One is a minor little story with a likable cast and familiar Star Wars themes. But it tries so hard to be an epic masterpiece – with self-important speeches and an insanely outsize orchestral score – that it ends up a laughable parody of itself. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Kate TaylorDec 13, 2016
Only Tudyk’s dry humour in the role of the tactless droid K-2S0 makes Edwards’s darkly reductivist approach occasionally seem smarter rather than lesser. In the end, this hardening of the franchise seems likely to alienate both the fans and the uninitiated. Read full review
50
Village VoiceBilge EbiriDec 13, 2016
Rogue One's creators clearly want to move us deeply — several major plot developments should pack an overwhelming emotional wallop — but they haven’t given this talented cast enough to work with. It’s fast, loud, even lovely — and not terribly engaging. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldRene RodriguezDec 13, 2016
The good news about Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the first in a planned series of stand-alone movies set in the “Star Wars” universe, is that the last half-hour of the film is a sustained stretch of rousing action, indelible images and cliffhanger thrills. It’s pop sci-fi bliss...The bad news about Rogue One is that getting to the good stuff is a slog — and the movie is pretty long. Read full review
50
TheWrapAlonso DuraldeDec 13, 2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is for the fans, all right, but in that expression’s worst way. Read full review
42
MTV NewsAmy NicholsonDec 15, 2016
Edwards and the screenwriters have designed Rogue One around applause breaks for cameos and callbacks. We’ve all lost the point of the franchise. Audiences once packed theaters to gawk at the future; now, it’s to soak in the past. Read full review
40
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternDec 13, 2016
The fault lies not with Ms. Jones, an appealing performer, but with Gareth Edwards, who directed doggedly from a delight-free script by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy. Read full review
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