Supernova
United Artists | Release Date: January 14, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
19
METASCORE
Overwhelming dislike based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
1
Negative:
17
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
63
New York PostJonathan Foreman
A perfectly enjoyable sci-fi thriller. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Stack
Though predictable, isn't half bad. Read full review
38
Philadelphia InquirerDesmond Ryan
Really lost in space. Read full review
38
New York Daily NewsRobert Dominguez
It just goes to prove that in space, no one can hear you scream when the studio massacres your movie. Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneJohn Petrakis
This was a mission that should have been aborted long ago. Read full review
33
Entertainment WeeklyDoug Brod
Director Walter Hill won't take credit for Supernova... Can you blame him? Read full review
25
USA TodayStaff [Not Credited]
Good actors seem plastic and plastic actors seem worse in a knockoff of every rocket-ship movie you've ever seen. Read full review
20
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
This big budget mish-mash is almost unbelievably derivative and shockingly cheap looking. Read full review
20
Film.comJohn Hartl
Just doesn't live up to its title. Read full review
20
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Fails chiefly because it's senseless. How it even managed to bypass the straight-to-video route boggles the mind and is a speculative fiction far more engaging than any to be found onscreen. Read full review
20
Film.comTom Keogh
Looks and moves like a film whose vital organs were yanked before shooting commenced. Read full review
20
Village VoiceDennis Lim
Apparently fallen victim to the transparent damage-control tactics of studios in possession of perceived stinkers. Read full review
20
The New York TimesLawrence Van Gelder
Light on originality and low on suspense though high on design and special effects. Read full review
20
VarietyGodfrey Chesire
Appears headed for a deep-space rendezvous with audience indifference. Read full review
20
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
This mildly moody SF thriller belabors standard dramatic conceits involving jealousy and sexual betrayal. Read full review
20
NewsweekJane Hogan
The flick's ultimate flaw? For a movie about space travel, it's an awfully uninspired trek. Read full review
17
Mr. ShowbizMichael Atkinson
This poor movie is like an abandoned car without plates: Nobody wants to admit it's theirs. Read full review
10
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Supernova isn't so super. Read full review
10
L.A. WeeklyManohla Dargis
Given the tainted history of Supernova, it's difficult to figure out where to place blame for either the undernourished screenplay or the moribund action. Read full review
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