Superintelligence
HBO Max | Release Date (Streaming): November 26, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
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Mixed:
9
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4
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleNov 27, 2020
The movie unfolds as a series of enjoyable, pressurized encounters between the lead character and everyone else — particularly, Bobby Cannavale as Carol’s ex-boyfriend. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzNov 26, 2020
Superintelligence arrives this week as a comedy with actual charm, wit and, yes, laughs. Read full review
75
New York PostJohnny OleksinskiNov 26, 2020
It’s a pleasant watch with some solid jokes. Read full review
65
Film ThreatAlan NgNov 30, 2020
The chemistry between McCarthy and Cannavale is great. I could see an entire, more traditional rom-com starring the two of them. Read full review
60
VarietyJoe LeydonNov 27, 2020
Some of the funny business is very funny indeed, and the movie overall is more enjoyable than not. Which, again, makes it perfect for streaming. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesMark OlsenNov 25, 2020
The highlight of the movie by far is the relaxed, easy chemistry between McCarthy and Cannavale. Read full review
50
Screen DailyStephen Whitty Nov 26, 2020
Despite the constant effort and genuine warmth of star Melissa McCarthy, the film’s stitched-together stories come apart early on. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineChuck BowenNov 25, 2020
The big disappointment of the film is that Melissa McCarthy’s performance is all Jekyll and no Hyde. Read full review
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The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerDec 1, 2020
The consistent failure of imagination is all that keeps the film’s scenes from feeling like a random selection. Read full review
40
The New York TimesGlenn KennyNov 26, 2020
This is a movie of bits, enacted by varied comic luminaries. McCarthy’s “who me?” winsomeness, running neck and neck with her quick-witted cheekiness, is familiar. A new dynamic is added by the inspired Brian Tyree Henry. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterCaryn JamesNov 25, 2020
The cast, though, is full of extraordinary actors, who do what they can to redeem a lame script and style. Read full review
40
The GuardianBenjamin LeeNov 25, 2020
It speaks to the extremely low bar set by Falcone and McCarthy’s previous films together that something as forgettable and unfunny as Superintelligence won’t be filed as a total disaster. Instead, it’s just another regrettable waste of her talent and another reminder that the best marriages can lead to the worst movies. Read full review
40
SlashfilmJosh SpiegelNov 25, 2020
It fails to be either funny or dramatic. Read full review
30
TheWrapAlonso DuraldeNov 26, 2020
In Superintelligence, an average human being must convince a sentient AI program not to wipe out humanity. Lucky for all of us, the film Superintelligence is not entered as evidence that our continued existence is justified. Read full review
25
The PlaylistAndrew CrumpNov 25, 2020
In fairness Superintelligence could skirt by on surface-level examination of its themes if it was funny. Comedy, more than any genre, lives or dies on the delivery of its central promise: If a comedy makes viewers laugh, then it’s a successful comedy. This is not a successful comedy. Read full review
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IndieWireDavid EhrlichNov 25, 2020
Faster than you can say, “Alexa, show me a piece of streaming content that crystallizes the grim future of feature-length comedies that have to satisfy an algorithm but not a theatrical audience,” you’re watching a lifeless, laugh-free slab of nothing like Superintelligence, which starts with “what if Skynet, but with jokes?” and then just gasps for air for the next 105 minutes. Read full review
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RogerEbert.comChristy LemireNov 27, 2020
Alas, everything is wrong with Superintelligence, beginning with the misbegotten premise of Steve Mallory’s script. Read full review
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