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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83The Film StageJared MobarakThe Film StageJared MobarakThis is a film of philosophical rumination as its hopeful characters find themselves living in an imperfect world of their own creation.
- 70Screen DailyKim NewmanScreen DailyKim NewmanWell-acted, it lacks the standout performances or star presences which propelled the tonally-similar Ex Machina to more than cult success. While it will play to fans of cerebral science fiction, it may be less grabby for general audiences.
- 70The New York TimesKen JaworowskiThe New York TimesKen JaworowskiLike a “Black Mirror” episode combined with a philosophy seminar, Realive has plenty of brains. Yet it has a heart, too, and that adds a surprising amount of emotion to this above-average science-fiction film.
- 70Village VoiceRob StaegerVillage VoiceRob StaegerRealive’s greatest strength is that it takes its premise so seriously, engaging with its moral and spiritual questions.
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreTechnically spare and smart, fascinating in the dilemma it wrestles with, Realive is, in the end, too chilly to warm up to.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerThe Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerThis stylish chamber piece plays like a cross between Ex Machina and The Tree of Life, mixing a cleverly conceived biotechnical fable with sun-dappled sentimentalism that doesn’t always resonate like it should.
- 50The PlaylistBradley WarrenThe PlaylistBradley WarrenThough undeniably watchable...Mateo Gil’s film fails to rise above the well-trodden genre film language nor does it meaningfully contribute to its central existential questions on mortality .
- 50VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyRealive ultimately aims to be all about matters of the heart, and in that realm Gil’s imagination proves disappointingly limited.
- 50Los Angeles TimesKimber MyersLos Angeles TimesKimber MyersUnfortunately, the movie’s over-dependence on voice-over and its overwritten script interfere with the audience being able to fully engage.
- 25RogerEbert.comNick AllenRogerEbert.comNick AllenThe movie is inescapably lifelessness, unintentionally dumbing itself down while desperately hoping to be profound.