This is a film that doesn’t dramatically harness the vast forces it’s gesturing at, but trundles determinedly along with very little variation of tone or pace.
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This review of Dune (1984) was written by Peter Bradshaw and published by The Guardian on 23 Nov 2021.
Dune has generally received mixed reviews.
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