Ad Astra

David McGinnis of Fellowship of the Screen

2019-09-27

Ad Astra isn’t The Martian, or Gravity, or even Interstellar (though it probably shares the most in common with the latter). It’s its own beguiling journey.

Jeremy Lebens of The Daily Rotation

2019-09-21

Ad Astra is a visceral experience and an unrelenting journey into darkness and the unknown. Brad Pitt gives a cold, but enduring performance, while Gray's direction utilizes all talents involved to capture a truly unique and engaging sci-fi experience.

Richard Alaba of CineMuseFilms

2019-09-23

There are several scenes of infinity that we come to expect from space movies and lots of shiny steel with buttons and switches and flashing lights to remind us that space exploration is at the front edge of technological innovation. But that’s about all this moderately entertaining film achieves, despite being hailed as the space epic of the year. Read more

Filipe Freitas of Always Good Movies

2019-10-22

Far from mind-blowing in its hidden secrecies, Ad Astra is only modestly engaging, benefitting from the finely crafted visuals - great cinematography by Hoyte van Hoytema - but failing to achieve dramatic grandeur. Read more

Jeremie Sabourin of Cinema Smack

2019-10-01

Ad Astra is certainly a watchable film. You may even end up liking it depending on personal preferences. Though, there’s not enough here to make it a standout even in such a down year for cinema. Read more

Bob Mann of One Mann's Movies

2019-09-20

I think it’s worth seeing on the big screen just for its visual beauty and Pitt’s performance. And as a major block-buster sci-fi film I enjoyed it to a degree. But for me it had just so many irritations that it failed to live up to my high expectations. A great shame and a frustrating disappointment. Read more