Diune 2 With First Reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic. „Brilliant; stunning,” Paul Atreides Compared to Anakin Skywalker
A week before the world premiere of Dune 2, reviews of Denis Villeneuve's spectacle have hit the web. How do critics rate the latest installment of Paul Atreides' saga?
In mid-February, journalists who had the opportunity to watch the film Dune: Part Two shared their first impressions. The adjectives used to describe the movie are "dazzling, masterful," and "visionary." Now, a week before the world premiere of Denis Villeneuve's movie, full reviews of the hotly anticipated sequel have appeared online. How do critics rate this production?
It is clear that, despite the fact that emotions have cooled down a bit, Denis Villeneuve's work is still rated as one of the best science-fiction films in history. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film was positively reviewed by 97% of critics, and on Metacritic the score is 80 points. Everything indicates that Dune 2 is a spectacle worth a visit to a cinema. And not just because Christopher Nolan compared it to The Empire Strikes Back.
Reviewers particularly praise the visual aspects of the film. The special effects are reportedly impressive, but that's not the only reason to reach for this work. Critics further point out that the story is quite immaculate as well. The characters got more screen time to build relationships, and the cast was well-selected, including: Timothée Chalamet, Anya Taylor-Joy and Zendaya, who gave it their all. Here are excerpts from the review of Dune 2.
Our blockbuster drought is over, thanks to a brilliant sequel set on a sweltering desert planet -- New York Post.
Another epic helping of sci-fi wildness from Denis Villeneuve that'll take true believers to paradise -- even if it's a bit too much Spice to digest in one sitting -- Empire.
Dune: Part Two is a rare big, expensive blockbuster with a lot on its mind. Denis Villeneuve's sequel packs in heavy thoughts on religion, war, revenge, romance, and yes, really big worms. It's not entirely successful, but gosh, you gotta appreciate the attempt -- Slashfilm.
No filmmaker is better equipped to capture the full sweep of this saga (which is why, despite being disappointed twice over, I still can't help but look forward to "Dune: Messiah.") No filmmaker is so capable of reflecting how Paul might lose his perspective amid the power and the resources that have been placed at his disposal -- IndieWire.
It is a dread-inducing, awe-inspiring sci-fi tragedy. [...] Timothée Chalamet gives one of his best performances -- ScreenRant.
Villeneuve treats each shot as if it were a painting. [...] If Part Two feels slow in places, it's because Villeneuve takes time to develop the connection between characters. [...] Like both Anakin Skywalker and his son Luke, this powerful leader [Paul Atreides] is drawn to the dark side. [...] Audiences spoiled by TV series such as The Sopranos, Succession, and Game of Thrones, which juggled intricate strategizing with explosive confrontations over runs of many years, will find in Villeneuve's multipart saga a satisfaction few films can offer. It's an enormous gamble, given the expense of creating at this scale, and a vote of confidence in cinema, which still hasn't recovered to the pre-pandemic level at play when the franchise was conceived. The fate of far more than Arrakis is riding on Dune -- Variety .
Heavy with spectacle and theme as it is,Part Two is often surprisingly nimble. As a filmmaker, Villeneuve has long had trouble balancing plot with picture, but here he almost gets the calibration exactly right -- Vanity Fair.
Will the viewers share the reviewers' opinions? We shall find out about that in a few days. You can watch Dune: Part Two in theaters starting February 29.
