...“The Electric State” is relatively harmlessly boring at first, disposable and languid, but as it goes on, its constant failure at being funny, despite many attempts, does become rather grating.

| Original Score: C- | Apr 11, 2025

A garish, unfunny, Netflix original dumpster fire.

| Original Score: D- | Apr 7, 2025

It is so banal and passionless which is arguably worse than less competent movies that at least try to do interesting things, and its $320M budget sets a bad precedent for moviemaking and content creation going forward.

| Original Score: D+ | Apr 4, 2025

Perhaps someone could have made a compelling adaptation of The Electric State, Simon Stålenhag’s well-regarded 2018 graphic novel. Regardless, the Russo brothers haven’t.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Apr 4, 2025

Given all the money and talent thrown at this project, Electric State has no excuse to be so boring.

| Apr 4, 2025

'Netflix original' (at least when it comes to blockbuster fare) is quickly becoming the linguistic opposite of "Criterion Collection."

| Original Score: .5/5 | Apr 3, 2025

It flounders in its derivative juices.

| Original Score: C- | Apr 3, 2025

Maybe it isn't fair to hold the troubles of the entire industry against one soulless, needlessly expensive movie but if you're going to do it, this is the movie to do it with.

| Original Score: D | Apr 2, 2025

It’s a generic Mad Libs approximation of what a big-budget film intended to start a franchise—although, to its credit, it’s pretty closed-ended—tentpole should look like while lacking individuality, specificity or even the scale that might set it apart.

| Original Score: 3/10 | Mar 28, 2025

An uninteresting visual style, a waste of a talented cast, banter that’s never funny, and a plot that engages with some philosophical questions and has nothing to say about any of them.

| Mar 28, 2025

The Electric State is akin to a robot that performs its set task, but you know it could have done it so much more efficiently and effectively.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 28, 2025

Maybe it’s simply the inability to watch these films on a big screen that makes them feel limited and something less than. But with this title, it all feels somewhat familiar to varying degrees.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Mar 26, 2025

he movie is a recycled effort, which is also an issue that should be pointed out with the source material. The approach is heavy-handed when the film tries to focus on its core themes.

| Original Score: D- | Mar 26, 2025

The Electric State is a mesmerizing visual experience with moments of profound beauty, but its greatest strength lies in its thematic depth.

| Mar 25, 2025

The Electric State is what you get when you have a great premise but no idea how to execute it.

| Original Score: 0/5 | Mar 24, 2025

A confounding failure.

| Original Score: D+ | Mar 24, 2025

While the premise is intriguing, the execution of it is just not that exciting. While the cast is game and dutifully performs their roles. it just feels like they’re playing paler imitations of far better roles here.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Mar 23, 2025

The always-amusing Chris Pratt and the hugely charismatic Millie Bobby Brown play characters who adventure with cute 1950s style robots. It's great escapism.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 22, 2025

... lacks the subtlety and nuance to resonate beyond the elaborate set pieces.

| Mar 22, 2025

It's clear that the departures from the novel have been made in an attempt to give the material a family friendly, Amblin-esque quality, but the unintended consequence is that the whole thing just feels rather weightless.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Mar 21, 2025