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By James Verniere (1,180) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 04 Dec 2018

Like the pages of Heavy Metal Magazine (aka Metal Hurlant) come to life. Cast excellent. Thatcher and Pascal have True Grit chemistry…

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By Tom Meek (408) for Cambridge Day (227) on 29 Nov 2018

Prospect also moves in bends and inflections that are largely - and pleasantly - unpredictable…

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By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 28 Nov 2018

Create[s], through imagination and simple effects, a story about prospectors, claim jumpers, survival and greed in what used to be called a…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 28 Nov 2018

Caldwell and Earl...have built an alien world in a Washington State rainforest using little more than reflective motes dancing in the air,…

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By Bryan Bishop (118) for The Verge (432) on 16 Nov 2018

The film hinges on Sophie Thatcher’s performance as Cee…

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By Richard Von Busack (346) for MetroActive (325) on 15 Nov 2018

Thatcher is a strong, resolute heroine, and this is an impressive debut, both solid and atmospheric…

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By David Fontana (92) for Film Inquiry (1,269) on 12 Nov 2018

It is a visually dazzling and thrilling adventure of a movie, and one which could be just the beginnings of an elusive career for its directors…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 12 Nov 2018

Western or sci-fi Western, Prospect never sets its sights higher than violent, quasi-poetic B-movie and as such does not disappoint…

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By Jeffrey Overstreet (498) for Looking Closer (416) on 10 Nov 2018

What might be the film's most powerful advantage is its Pacific Northwest rainforest setting…

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By Clint Worthington (295) for Alcohollywood (38) on 09 Nov 2018

Every inch of Prospect feels like Earl and Caldwell spent years developing the film's grimy, lived-in futuristic world, which is the film's…

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By Cary Darling (452) for Houston Chronicle (970) on 08 Nov 2018

Prospect has a lived-in, working-class vibe at odds with so much of the gleaming, brave new world that is the science-fiction cliché…

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By Angela L. Harmon (13) for Phindie (6) on 07 Nov 2018

In a film that feels like the start of something new, Prospect brings space down to earth…

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By Nick Allen (397) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 02 Nov 2018

It's rare to see a sci-fi movie that genuinely has a true grit to it, a characteristic that bolsters its screenplay through its more underwhelming…

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By Mark Dujsik (2,093) for Mark Reviews Movies (2,037) on 01 Nov 2018

[The filmmakers] don't invent a wondrous and awe-inspiring world of the future in Prospect…

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By Chris Agar (104) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 01 Nov 2018

Prospect deserves credit for its ambitious vision and scope, but Earl and Caldwell's effort is undone by mediocre script and character work…

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By Patrick Bromley (58) for Bloody Disgusting (327) on 01 Nov 2018

It's a movie that, if nothing else, should act as a calling card for the talents of these filmmakers, who manage to do a lot with a little…

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By Matthew Monagle (156) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 01 Nov 2018

Clever, dynamic, and full of little touches of world-building that will drive science-fiction fans wild, Prospect is destined to land on every…

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By Noel Murray (1,901) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 31 Oct 2018

Perhaps the best use of Caldwell and Earl’s limited budget is their cast, which also includes Andre Royo and Anwan Glover as dangerous men…

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By Jessica Baxter (69) for Hammer to Nail (208) on 04 Jun 2018

It's a working-class view of the future where the stakes are high, nothing works properly, and there's no one coming to save you…

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By Christopher Llewellyn Reed (298) for Hammer to Nail (208) on 28 Mar 2018

Prospect is no fool's gold, but the real stuff that dreams are made of…

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