Review of Dune (2021) by Hesnotdrunk — 24 Oct 2021
As many others have pointed out, the film is indeed a bore. A beautiful bore. The pacing places a heavy preference of world-building over story. Aesthetics are well done, with solid performances from the cast, and Villeneuve does his best considering the studio system, but the film simply seems like a starting point for a franchise rather than a film with its own legs.
This is similar to the Mad Max franchise, where the first film slowly sets up the rest of the spectacular sequels that follow. Hopefully, the sequels will outperform this beautiful dud.
This review of Dune (2021) was written by Hesnotdrunk on 24 Oct 2021.
Dune has generally received very positive reviews.
Was this review helpful?
Yes
No
