Add to that "the existence of aliens will stop WWIII" crackpot boomer fantasy. Maybe this would work if aliens existed as a credible threat, like if, say, a giant psychic squid fell on Manhattan and killed 3 million people in a single instant. That's a threat that can bring people together to stop a war. But a breaking news bulletin that aliens exist and their main power is being really empathetic? I'm pretty sure that's not even spicy enough to take people's attention off the Epstein files.
I agree with everything in your review. Even though Emily Blunt was by far the best performer on the movie, I feel the script would’ve made more sense if her character’s empathy powers were given to the ex-nun instead? Have Blunt play the ex-nun and don’t cast Bono’s daughter at all, and that would’ve also added more of a connection between her and Josh O’Connor’s character, along with more opportunities to emphasize some themes that barely get touched upon otherwise
Saw this last night and yeah, it was bigtime disappointing. It felt like a treatment Spielberg had in his drawer for 30 years, he pulled it out and everyone said yeah, let’s get Koepp to slap a coat of paint on it, freshen it up and we’ll ride that thang to a summer blockbuster. A local news weather lady is your protagonist? Because that’s how we’re going to break this story? In 2026?
The entire film, from the premise to the finished product, felt super dated and only half-ass updated for 2026. Blunt and Domingo were good. The news anchor at the end was good. Everyone else was miscast or just bad, including the animals.
Add to that "the existence of aliens will stop WWIII" crackpot boomer fantasy. Maybe this would work if aliens existed as a credible threat, like if, say, a giant psychic squid fell on Manhattan and killed 3 million people in a single instant. That's a threat that can bring people together to stop a war. But a breaking news bulletin that aliens exist and their main power is being really empathetic? I'm pretty sure that's not even spicy enough to take people's attention off the Epstein files.
Disappointment indeed. But still entertaining.
I agree with everything in your review. Even though Emily Blunt was by far the best performer on the movie, I feel the script would’ve made more sense if her character’s empathy powers were given to the ex-nun instead? Have Blunt play the ex-nun and don’t cast Bono’s daughter at all, and that would’ve also added more of a connection between her and Josh O’Connor’s character, along with more opportunities to emphasize some themes that barely get touched upon otherwise
Saw this last night and yeah, it was bigtime disappointing. It felt like a treatment Spielberg had in his drawer for 30 years, he pulled it out and everyone said yeah, let’s get Koepp to slap a coat of paint on it, freshen it up and we’ll ride that thang to a summer blockbuster. A local news weather lady is your protagonist? Because that’s how we’re going to break this story? In 2026?
The entire film, from the premise to the finished product, felt super dated and only half-ass updated for 2026. Blunt and Domingo were good. The news anchor at the end was good. Everyone else was miscast or just bad, including the animals.
Josh O’Connor was so bad it hurt me… that’s my beautiful, sensitive boy…