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Metascore
8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsRogerEbert.comSimon AbramsA week after seeing The Wandering Earth, I'm still marveling at how good it is. I can't think of another recent computer-graphics-driven blockbuster that left me feeling this giddy because of its creators' can-do spirit and consummate attention to detail.
- 78Austin ChronicleAustin ChronicleThe Wandering Earth is as much a love letter to disaster films as it is a worthy entry in the genre itself. That, combined with some truly eye-popping visuals, makes it a film that should be seen on the biggest screen possible.
- 73The VergeTasha RobinsonThe VergeTasha RobinsonNo matter how familiar the plot beats feel, that level of attention not just to functional special effects, but to outright beauty, makes The Wandering Earth memorable.
- 70VarietyRichard KuipersVarietyRichard KuipersDirector Frant Gwo’s adaptation of the 2000 novella by Liu Cixin is no genre classic, but its furious pace, spectacular visuals, and fanciful plot deliver decent escapist entertainment.
- 50SlateInkoo KangSlateInkoo KangDespite the production’s team of scientist consultants, the physics in The Wandering Earth is probably a lot of hooey. But the film’s world building, which takes up much of its first third, is undeniably novel and fascinating. Rarely does a film brag such a technocratic heart.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterElizabeth KerrThe Hollywood ReporterElizabeth KerrThe visuals prove crucial, as Qi makes for a weak central character.
- 40The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergIt is just as awash in murky computer imagery, stupefying exposition and manipulative sentimentality as the average Hollywood tentpole.
- 33IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichPerhaps no other movie has better illustrated the golden rule of CGI: Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.