The review embargo for the first part of Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon lifted on Friday, and critics have not been kind to the divisive director's Seven Samurai-inspired sci-fi yarn.
A Child of Fire is currently sitting at a pretty dire 23% on Rotten Tomatoes, and we don't anticipate that score climbing much higher. An early audience score is a much better 72%, but can these user "reviews" be trusted?
A Child of Fire did arrive in theaters for a limited run over the weekend, and even though it's only playing in select locations, we're sure quite a few Snyder fans have ventured out to see it by now. Even so, a quick read through of the accompanying reviews will likely tell you everything you need to know!
"Review bombing" is a common occurrence on the aggregator, although it's usually users down-voting movies they have taken issue with for whatever reason. Snyder has a very loyal and very vocal fan-base, however, so this isn't too surprising.
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"[Rebel Moon] really feels like Snyder directed his original three-hour cut and then decided to remove a bunch of scenes from the final act instead of actually re-editing and crafting a cohesive, satisfying narrative for the 2 hour, 20 minute Netflix version," we said in our review.
From Zack Snyder, the filmmaker behind 300, Man of Steel, and Army of the Dead, comes REBEL MOON, an epic science-fantasy event decades in the making. When a peaceful colony on the edge of a galaxy finds itself threatened by the armies of a tyrannical ruling force, Kora (Sofia Boutella), a mysterious stranger living among the villagers, becomes their best hope for survival.
Tasked with finding trained fighters who will unite with her in making an impossible stand against the Mother World, Kora assembles a small band of warriors — outsiders, insurgents, peasants and orphans of war from different worlds who share a common need for redemption and revenge. As the shadow of an entire Realm bears down on the unlikeliest of moons, a battle over the fate of a galaxy is waged, and in the process, a new army of heroes is formed.
The heroes of Rebel Moon are: Kora (Sofia Boutella), an Imperium deserter who leaves the peaceful Veldt to fight back; Kai (Charlie Hunnam), a mercenary pilot whose Tawau-Class freighter will prove invaluable to Kora’s quest; Gunnar (Michiel Huisman), a Veldt farmer who knows little of the galaxy outside of his small, quiet corner of the galaxy; General Titus (Djimon Hounsou), a hardened gladiator who once served the Imperium; Tarak (Staz Nair), a noble indentured servant who shares a bond with a flying creature called a Bennu; Nemesis (Doona Bae), a cyborg sword master whose mechanical hands allow her to wield molten-metal weapons; Darrian Bloodaxe (Ray Fisher), an insurgent who has been harrying the Imperium with guerilla attacks; and Milius (E. Duffy), a refugee who seeks justice for their home — a colony that has already fallen to the Mother World.
Rebel Moon: A Child of Fire hits Netflix on December 21. The sequel, Rebel Moon Part 2: The Scargiver, will debut on April 19, 2024.