36
Metascore
12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzRogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzThere's something off-kilter about it, in a good way. It has a confidence that might not be earned but is still enjoyable to see. It's tapping into something true and knows it.
- 58The Film StageJared MobarakThe Film StageJared MobarakWhile the concept remains sound as the backdrop for a frustrated public defender choosing the riskier road less traveled to make his mark and a difference when every other version of himself would balk, it has us believing the surreal visual anomalies sprinkled amidst the heist have purpose beyond superficial thematic reinforcement.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe brisk pacing and capable cast still can't quite mask a certain routine feel in a movie without much heart.
- 42IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichNaked Singularity is the work of an untested filmmaker who knows how to streamline but lacks the chutzpah to swing for the fences.
- 38Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreEven Spiderverse-savvy Spiderman might consider this singularly confusing, a botched effort to say something scientific-sound and profound in a story that’s basically a lawyer-novelist riffing on “The French Connection,” and doing it badly.
- 30The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThis convoluted clash of competing interests, though, is so poorly explained it’s as arduous to untangle as it is to enjoy.
- 30PolygonRobert DanielsPolygonRobert DanielsNaked Singularity isn’t a typical courtroom drama. It’s a heist flick, a sci-fi romp, and a message film all rolled into one. And it’s a pretty terrible example of all three genres.
- 25The PlaylistJonathan ChristianThe PlaylistJonathan ChristianIn a parallel universe, perhaps Naked Singularity might have delivered on its bold aspirations, but in the world in which it exists, that is, sadly, not the case.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleBob StraussSan Francisco ChronicleBob StraussThe concept might have worked well on paper. But on screen, at least how Chase Palmer has directed and co-scripted it, those clashing elements exert weak gravitational pull.
- 20TheWrapSimon AbramsTheWrapSimon AbramsThe uniquely underwhelming sci-fi lawyer drama Naked Singularity is a weird mashup of ill-fitting genre tropes and quarter-cooked ideas about social justice and alternate realities.