Review of Radioactive (2020) by Janebryson1 — 25 Jul 2020

Rosamund Pike is miscast, she tries too hard. The whole production would have worked without her strident portrayal of Marie Curie. Painful.

This review of Radioactive (2020) was written by Janebryson1 on 25 Jul 2020.

Radioactive has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Tom Duggins (47) for CineVue (2,163) on 26 Mar 2020

Sadly, Radioactive is as lifeless and inert as a rock, badly let down by a dismal script, and carrying all the half-life of an unfinished fish dinner…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 22 Jul 2020

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