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62 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 93PolygonAusten GoslinPolygonAusten GoslinDune: Part Two is exactly the movie Part One promised it could be, the rare sequel that not only outdoes its predecessor, but improves it in retrospect… One of the best blockbusters of the century so far.
- 91The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzIn terms of pure spectacle and shock-and-awe achievement, Villeneuve has produced an adaptation of mad glory and power.
- 90Screen RantGraeme GuttmannScreen RantGraeme GuttmannDune: Part Two is an awe-inspiring, visually stunning sci-fi spectacle and a devastating collision of myth and destiny on a galactic scale.
- 88RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoRogerEbert.comBrian TallericoDune: Part Two is a robust piece of filmmaking, a reminder that this kind of broad-scale blockbuster can be done with artistry and flair.
- 88Slant MagazineJake ColeSlant MagazineJake ColeDenis Villeneuve’s film, like its predecessor, offers an object lesson in the visual splendor made possible by meticulously storyboarded minimalist maximalism.
- 83ConsequenceLiz Shannon MillerConsequenceLiz Shannon MillerThe story may never break free of its more dated tropes, but the Dune movies represent a remarkable collection of talent coming together to, if nothing else, remind us of the power of epic storytelling on a big screen.
- 80Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzIt shouldn’t work, honestly. There’s too much going on in too many directions at the same time. But Villeneuve brings it all together somehow. We’re more than five hours in between the two films (this one is 2 hours and 46 minutes), and while the lack of a sequel wouldn’t be as infuriating as it was last time around, I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I think I’m ready for more.
- 80IGNTom JorgensenIGNTom JorgensenFeaturing absolutely staggering visuals, Dune: Part Two is an arresting, transportive middle entry in Denis Villeneuve’s tricky sci-fi saga.
- 75The Seattle TimesSoren AndersenThe Seattle TimesSoren AndersenA knowledge of the novel is helpful as well.
- 50IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichNo filmmaker is better equipped to capture the full sweep of this saga (which is why, despite being disappointed twice over, I still can’t help but look forward to “Dune: Messiah”), and — sometimes for better, but usually for worse — no filmmaker is so capable of reflecting how Paul might lose his perspective amid the power and the resources that have been placed at his disposal.