“What’s a nice guy like Superman doing in a mean place like this?”
“… delivers the dino goods in a way we haven’t seen since Jurassic Park.”
“… something like a Mission: Impossible movie that’s replaced Tom Cruise with Robocop.”
“… as if Boyle and Garland had nearly 28 years of their own to generate ideas, then ended up smooshing them all into a single film.”
“… unwisely asks Del Toro to conform to a particular Anderson type.”
“… fumbles its own legacy, largely by believing it had one in the first place.”
“… a cringe-free ventriloquism movie with genuine laughs and heart.”
“… wants us to feel complicated about Bobby, but only to a certain degree.”
“An impish spirit drives Sister Midnight…”
“Although lightened by comic bits, this is a painful story…”
“… gently, but profoundly, explores questions of memory, identity, and purpose.”
“… a tale of fog and blood.”
“… a bittersweet consideration of what it means to belong to a family, a city, a country.”