Sunshine
Fox Searchlight Pictures | Release Date: July 20, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 34 Critic Reviews
Positive:
25
Mixed:
8
Negative:
1
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60
VarietyDerek Elley
Like a collapsing star, Sunshine initially burns brightly but finally implodes into a dramatic black hole. Read full review
60
Village VoiceNathan Lee
Ideas scintillate over the surface of Sunshine without ever quite igniting, but at least the movie sparkles. What it doesn't do is cohere. Action flick, sci-fi thriller, metaphysical adventure, incoherent allegory, ethical hypothesis, and horror film all at once, this mad multitasker has the agenda of a dozen movies. Problem is, we know which ones. Read full review
60
Film ThreatDon R. Lewis
Danny Boyle still creates an impressive world, visually rich and yet cold and claustrophobic. Read full review
58
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
It's one big miss. Read full review
50
Wall Street JournalJoanne Kaufman
The characters are so sketchily drawn that it's hard to keep them straight, let alone get worked up about their survival. Read full review
50
SalonStephanie Zacharek
One of those unapologetically cerebral space-exploration sci-fi movies that's both boring and compelling at once. Read full review
50
The New YorkerAnthony Lane
The film is nonsense, and what counts is whether viewers will feel able to lay aside their logical complaints and bask in what remains: a trip in search of a tan. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarrit Ingman
Problems arise in the film’s third act, however, with a profoundly implausible plot turn that sends the movie skidding into bogeyman horror. It cheapens the sentiment, and the film doesn’t recover. Read full review
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