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(An) eerily vast and awe-inspiring epic, a cathedral of interplanetary strangeness...
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Dune (2021)
Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve directs this award-winning adaption of Frank Herbert's classic science fiction novel, led by Timothée Chalamet alongside an all-star cast including Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Oscar Isaac, Dave Bautista, Zendaya, Javier Bardem, Charlotte Rampling and Jason Momoa.
Paul Atreides (Chalamet) and his family are given control of the desert planet Arrakis, the only source of the most coveted commodity in the galaxy: a spice called melange. But when the Atreides family are eventually betrayed, Paul must lead a rebellion to retake control of the planet.
Less2021Rating: M, Violence155 minsUSA, Canada, Hungary, UK
Science Fiction
- Director:
- Denis Villeneuve ('Blade Runner 2049', 'Sicario', 'Arrival')
- Writer:
- Eric RothDenis VilleneuveJon Spaihts
- Cast:
- Timothée ChalametRebecca FergusonDave BautistaStellan SkarsgårdCharlotte RamplingOscar IsaacZendayaJavier BardemJosh BrolinJason Momoa
Dune (2021) | Awards
Best Sound, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Production Design and Visual Effects at the 2022 Academy Awards. Best Production Design, Original Score, Sound, Cinematography and Visual Effects at the 2022 BAFTAs. Best Original Score winner at the 2022 Golden Globes.
Dune (2021) | Reviews
Villeneuve directs the hell out of this, creating moments of spellbinding spectacle with an unshakable belief in its own world-building. An achievement beyond just being an impressive adaptation.
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Entertainment Weekly
The sheer awesomeness of Villeneuve's execution... often obscures the fact that the plot is mostly prologue: a sprawling origin story with no fixed beginning or end.
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Hollywood Reporter
An awful lot of what we’re watching feels like laborious setup for a hopefully more gripping film to come...
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Variety
Denis Villeneuve's adaptation has a majestic vastness, and most of it actually makes sense, but it's an act of world-building that runs out of storytelling steam.
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Film School Rejects
For all its faults... and missed opportunities, Dune is unapologetically weirder, more interesting, and more ambitious than any of its big-budgeted peers.
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Vanity Fair
Some vexing, inscrutable mystery and preening opacity can be fun. But there ought to at least be a big, central Why animating a film.
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Independent
Denis Villeneuve’s film is of such literal and emotional largeness that it overwhelms the senses...
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Financial Times
Not every shot registers as rapturous. Sometimes we're just looking at sand. And Chalamet remains more haircut than actor. Yet the film also has a credibly hard edge.
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IGN
This is a technically brilliant, visually amazing movie with a top-notch cast and deep sci-fi concepts. A shame, then, that it feels like a drag in its (second half)...
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Dune (2021) | Release Details
Dune (2021) is available to stream in New Zealand now on Google Play and Apple TV.