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Y2K

What Critics Say

2024

Rachel Zegler, Jaeden Martell, Alicia Silverstone, Julian Dennison ...

Comedy. Horror. Sci-Fi Two high school nobodies make the decision to crash the last major celebration before the new millennium on New Year's Eve 1999. The night becomes even crazier than they could have ever dreamed when the clock strikes midnight.

	Media	Author	Review
		Lovia Gyarkye The Hollywood Reporter	"A sci-fi comedy that offers lots of ’90s nostalgia, but not much else"
		Dex Wesley Parra Austin Chronicle	"'Y2K', with all of its cringe-inducing humor and totally buggin’ kills, has heart and a clear devotion to the bit"
		John Fink The Film Stage	"'Y2K' is often hilariously sincere in its depiction of social and technological anxieties from the tail end of 1999"
		Kristy Puchko Mashable	"'Y2K' is a good time, but falls short of greatness"
		Matt Donato IGN	"Finally, an apocalyptic horror-comedy that gives Limp Bizkit the respect they deserve (...) this goofy A24 disaster comedy rages against machines, turning late-’90s nostalgia into huge laughs that rarely let up"
		Rocco T. Thompson Slant	"A chaotic blast, but once the film shifts into a broader comic gear, it never quite finds its heart again (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"
		Christian Zilko IndieWire	"A computer apocalypse was never realistically lurking underneath us, but 'Y2K' is a reminder that the return of the high concept comedy always was."
		Adrian Horton The Guardian	"A promising if wildly uneven debut that banks heavily, often successfully, on Mooney’s penchant for late ‘90s nostalgia. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Mae Abdulbaki Screen Rant	"It will surely find an audience, but the nostalgia and a solid premise aren’t enough to make this a memorable watch (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Valerie Complex Deadline	"Mooney demonstrates a commendable ability to balance humor, horror, and heartfelt drama, even if the film’s conclusion veers towards the predictable."
		Robert Daniels Screendaily	"'Y2K' is too consumed by the past to mean anything substantial in the present"
		Owen Gleiberman Variety	"Jaeden Martell and Rachel Zegler star in Kyle Mooney's amusing for a while but ultimately listless satirical sci-fi disaster comedy."
		David Crow Den of Geek	"It’s the film’s unabashed shamelessness, as well as a wildly entertaining ensemble cast, led by a still incandescent Rachel Zegler, that makes the whole thing work"
		Chase Hutchinson The Wrap	"There are gruesome and gross gags scattered throughout, though none leaves much of an impression once we move past them to the next reference"
		Jacob Hall SlashFilm	"'Y2K' showcases occasional ambitions of wanting to be 'Shaun of Dead,' but it's incapable of achieving Edgar Wright's specific blend of parody and pathos."
		Fletcher Peters The Daily Beast	"Kyle Mooney’s directorial debut could have been the next great teen horror comedy. Instead, it totally bites."
		Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting	"Armed with a pitch-perfect, game-for-anything ensemble and great practical effects behind the carnage and calamity, A24’s latest offers up the most entertaining, apocalyptic funny-bone-tickling scenario since 'This Is the End'"

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