The Astronaut's Wife
New Line Cinema | Release Date: August 27, 1999 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
38
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
8
Negative:
8
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
It's scary. It's well-acted. It's filmed with a degree of flash and elegance. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
A moderately diverting thriller that builds suspense and entertains effectively... strongest selling point is Charlize Theron.
60
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Chilly, muted and refreshingly free of cheap shocks, this stylish psychological horror tale is greatly enhanced by subtle (acting) performances. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Nothing but mood... it simply has too few surprises to justify its indulgent atmosphere of malignant revelation. Read full review
50
New York PostJonathan Foreman
Could have been written by a computer programmed to cannibalize previous sci-fi films.
50
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
Depp moves through the film suavely and imperturbably, never letting the particulars bog him down. Read full review
50
SalonCharles Taylor
Far from unwatchable. It's not a good movie but at least, on its own schlocky terms, the story makes sense (which is a lot more than you can say for "The Sixth Sense"). Read full review
50
VarietyJoe Leydon
Aggressively stylish but dramatically flaccid. Read full review
50
USA TodayAndy Seiler
Allen Daviau's cinematography is so striking that the movie would probably play better with the sound off.
30
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
The finished product is as predictably dull as a newborn's soft spot. Read full review
30
Film.comGemma Files
Langorous and oddly detached... a mess. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyErnest Hardy
This hypersleek film is surprisingly lax for its first half... The ending is dumb. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Slow, arty thriller. Read full review
25
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
Stinks from the Earth to the moon. Read full review
25
Miami HeraldPhoebe Flowers
(Theron) and Depp give lazy, almost irrelevant performances... resolutely unmoving.
20
Mr. ShowbizKevin Maynard
Houston, we have a problem. It's called The Astronaut's Wife and it's an utterly predictable rip-off of classic '60s and '70s exercises in paranoia, from "Rosemary's Baby" to "The Parallax View."
20
Film.comRobert Horton
One of the least endurable films of 1999. Read full review
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