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Gemini Man

2019

Ang Lee

Will Smith, Clive Owen, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Benedict Wong ...

4.8

8,858

Sci-Fi. Action. Thriller. Drama An over-the-hill hitman faces off against a younger clone of himself. Henry Brogan is an elite assassin who is suddenly targeted and pursued by a mysterious young operative that seemingly can predict his every move.

	Author	Review
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"After a 22-year incubation period (...) “Gemini Man” is a case in which an awful lot of effort has gone into making an awfully lazy action movie"	NEG
United States	Ella Kemp IndieWire	"A baffling product born from a bizarre idea. (...) By multiplying life, 'Gemini Man' too often merely dilutes it."	NEG
United States	Thomas Floyd The Washington Post	"Unfortunately for Smith, Lee and the writing team, all of the computer-generated Botox in the world can't smooth over the wrinkles of dated storytelling."	NEG
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"Whatever mystery, intrigue or charm might have percolated in the story and the performances is bleached away by the soulless literalism of the pictures."	NEG
United States	Nicholas Barber The Wrap	"Lee blends an erratic script, listless performances (...) and the results are terrible"	NEG
United States	Reed Tucker New York Post	"The idea of facing off against your younger self is an intriguing one, but the movie never does anything particularly interesting with it. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"If only Oscar-winning Taiwanese film master Ang Lee would get past his obsession with digital gimmicks and return to the soulful humanism he lavished on classics like Eat Drink Man Woman (...) Rating: ★½ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Stephen Dalton The Hollywood Reporter	"Double the disappointment (...) A weak script and thin high-concept plot only just held together by smart visual wizardry (...) It takes a lot of money to look this cheap."	NEG
United States	Odie Henderson rogerebert.com	"'Gemini Man' never pretends to be anything but a time-wasting contraption hoping to entertain its viewer. I can’t reasonably be mad at its honesty (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Fionnuala Halligan Screendaily	"Sometimes, Gemini Man brings with it a waft of John Woo’s Face/Off, but even though Ang Lee is attempting huge things technically, this film in itself hasn’t enough character to carry them. "	NEU
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"The digital novelty is striking for the first 10 minutes, silly for the next 10 minutes, and by the end of the movie you’re pining for the analogue values of script and direction (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Ed Power Telegraph	"Will Smith can’t save this tedious thriller (...) It’s a slab of silliness that commits a terrible error: it takes itself seriously (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Chris Hunneysett Mirror	"All the good stuff has been toned down in an attempt to appeal to the broadest possible 21st-century audience, leaving the movie neutered and uncertain of its identity (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Clarisse Loughrey The Independent	"Will Smith vs Will Smith vs a terrible script (...) [It] could have marked a minor technological milestone, if the film’s aggressively dated script didn’t make it so forgettable (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Ben Travis Empire	"It gives you two Will Smiths for the price of one, but you still might feel ripped off by its clunky dialogue, thin characters and underwhelming action (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
Ireland	Tara Brady Irish Times	"There’s a nostalgic fuzz around this high concept sci-fi action (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
Ireland	Paul Whitington Irish Independent	"Two Will Smiths and impressive effects can't save Ang Lee's sprawling sci-fi thriller from the scrapheap (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
Ireland	Deirdre Molumby entertainment.ie	"Proves what a naturally charismatic and talented lead Will Smith makes; but as an action-thriller, it's lackluster with some questionable CGI (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEU

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