Being flaunted as South Korea’s first space-opera, Space Sweepers (or Victory, in the English translation of the Korean title), is less operatic than myopic.

| Jul 19, 2024

“Space Sweepers” has a lot of things going for it — great acting, cinematography, special effects. But once you’re done oohing and ahhing at the visual onslaught, it’ll sink in that what the film lacks is a cohesive storyline.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 28, 2023

A shiny bit of escapism that, while sweet, probably won't amount to much at the scrap yard.

| Jun 6, 2021

Maintains a fast pace, includes plot twists and turns that are not always easy to track, features lots of explosions, lots of robots, and that raw examination of capitalist class structures we have come to expect from the best of South Korea's directors

| Mar 11, 2021

The physics-defying spaceship chases and battles are explosive eye-candy, but it's the well-written characters that are always to the fore.

| Mar 10, 2021

Generally a fair amount of fun, though with maybe half an hour of edits would have been a much tighter and less inconsistent viewing experience

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 9, 2021

The exciting action shots, the stunning graphics, the found family dynamics; it all makes for a movie that you don't (and shouldn't) think too hard about...

| Mar 3, 2021

Space Sweepers is a must-watch for fans of the genre

| Original Score: 8.5/10 | Feb 22, 2021

The main characters of Space Sweepers are relatably overworked, annoyed, and struggling with debt-and very aware of their place in a toxic capitalist hierarchy. Like Pacific Rim, this film's politics don't need to be subtle to be effective.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 19, 2021

Fun, with colorful performances and impressive CGI, and a worthy substitute for a new Star Wars or Marvel movie.

| Feb 19, 2021

Space Sweepers imagines a grimy, rough-and-tumble future where lives are daily on the line, and yet it's one that I wouldn't mind living in.

| Feb 19, 2021

I was caught off guard by the sheer quantity of badly paced infodumping...there is yet more exposition and backstory well into the second half, every single time dragging the narrative to a crawl.

| Feb 19, 2021

Thoughtful but violent Korean sci-fi epic has language.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 18, 2021

Space Sweepers is [...] joyful without being trite, humorous without being cruel, fun without being vacuous.

| Feb 17, 2021

Overlong, but it features some impressively creative visuals, and a story that's ultimately compelling.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 15, 2021

My biggest grouse is that there isn't much originality or creativity. Ten minutes into Space Sweepers and you know where things are heading, especially if you have seen Wall-E, Elysium, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Astro Boy, and many others.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Feb 10, 2021

Space Sweepers deploys A-list stars atop a jumble of narrative and aesthetic tropes that seem generated by a Silicon Valley AI trained with a dataset of K-drama, anime, and Western hits.

| Feb 9, 2021

Space Sweepers may bring nothing new to the table, but it features a nice blend of exciting action, interesting lore, and fun characters.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Feb 9, 2021

The interplay between these characters is the film's saving grace, and the reason it's still mostly a joy to watch.

| Feb 9, 2021

Space Sweepers is low-risk, low-reward entertainment. It's a breezy bit of escapism with some social commentary baked in, but it's the spectacle and whiz-bang that's on the front burner.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Feb 8, 2021