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25
Negative reviews
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2.2
Its hard to tell.For his part, Landis has largely disowned the final product, which buries some glimmers of interesting ideas under a thick layer of a ..
Av Club
1.5
Sometimes, though, Ayers taste for the loud and extreme gets the better of him: see also the grotesque action murder mystery Sabotage (an ill advised ..
Den Of Geek
2.5
To its credit, Bright never for a moment loses sight of the importance of keeping its fantasy grounded.
Den Of Geek
4.5
While Will Smith isnt exactly stretching out of his comfort zone with a movie like this, hes a steadying, recognizable presence in a world that is onl ..
Den Of Geek
0.5
From the director of Suicide Squad and the writer of Victor Frankenstein comes a fresh slice of hell that somehow represents new lows for them both a ..
Indie Wire
2.0
Its a flawed, frustrating film made even more lackluster by its failure to explore its own weighty themes and its apparent refusal to connect those th ..
We Got This Covered
1.5
In fairness, director David Ayer (Suicide Squad) doesnt do the already muddy script any favors.
Collider
2.5
Bright is a movie that spends far too much time explaining itselfand, often, re explaining itselfthat the actual story, when we finally get to it, is ..
Collider
1.5
Dungeons and Dragons style fantasy, with its species specific stats and attributes, is a pretty suspect well to draw from if youre trying to pull off ..
Vulture
1.3
The fatal flaw really is that Ayer and Landis dont seem to be making the same movie, although Im not sure too many people could make the fantasy world ..
Rogerebert
3.5
While the premise does lead Jakoby and Ward on some exciting adventures, the overall story feels rushed and incomplete.
IGN
4.0
Youll either extend the movie viewable on Netflix, who bought it for $90 million the latitude Landis and Ayer think they deserve, or youll stare at it ..
Telegraph
1.5
It doesnt even come close to tapping into the potential of its premise, instead opting for cheap shock value and a generic story.
The Young Folks
2.5
It is a fantasy.There is the brutal cop drama aspect with a little humor thrown in.
JoBlo
1.5
Bright is a muddled mess of a film that fails to produce any fresh concepts or creative ideas by mashing together two distinctly different genres.
Screen Rant
0.5
Coming in just under the wire for consideration as the worst movie of the year, this big budget Netflix original a mess of apocalyptic proportions, a ..
One Guys Opinion
3.0
The first 30 minutes, at least, is wildly accomplished film making from the director David Ayer (
The Times
1.3
This is what it looks like when good ideas go bad. A sequel, naturally, has already been greenlit. Go orc yourself, Hollywood.
Rolling Stone
0.0
Its certainly the most confused about what kind of movie it is.Genre friction can be a good thing!
Decider
0.0
The result is another genre disaster thats only impressive in how arrogantly the filmmakers presume audiences will want it to be expanded into a franc ..
The Wrap
3.0
A perfectly respectable B movie dressed up like an important message drama, Bright marks Netflixs latest attempt to dominate the entertainment industr ..
Film Journal
3.0
David Ayer makes movies about men in the way that Guy Ritchie makes movies about men.
Hindustan Times
3.0
For all its flaws, Bright is still a headlong leap into a bracingly different new world. Cinema could do with more of that.
The Guardian
3.0
Critics have already lined up to pillory Bright as among the years worst releases.Dont believe the clickbait.
Npr
1.8
In reality, Ayer and Landiss world is so dull and ill conceived that few will want to spend any additional time there.Its a world of magic that lacks ..
Ew
1.5
A lot more potential for big fantasy meets cop crime thriller is wasted, in favor of an overlong, dull, and badly acted mess.
Cinema Crazed
3.0
What is good here gets smothered under the excess and while it might keep some entertained it doesnt stick with you.
Film Inquiry
2.0
Worth watching for the sight of Will Smith beating a fairy to death with a broom, but it takes a far more sophisticated grasp of the fantasy concept t ..
Empire
3.0
The climax is ineffective in precisely the same way Ayers disastrous Suicide Squad faced planted in its own finale: convoluted, predictable, low emoti ..
Common Sense Media
1.3
Ayer craves both the brutal intensity and immediacy of an action packed cop drama and the intricately crafted mythology of a fantasy world but never f ..
Slant Magazine
2.5
Youll find beatings, shootouts, car crashes, awkward analogies and a measure of buddy badinage in Bright, but true enchantment is in short supply.
The New York Times
1.0
But ultimately Bright simply lacks the screenwriting smarts to capitalize on the social commentary in its setup that it so nakedly attempts to harness ..
Boston Globe
2.2
A half dead corpse collapsing next to an open fridge full of pudding.Fight sequences where people spin phony cartwheels in the air.
Uproxx
0.0
Even if its all fantasy, elves and orcs and magic wands and shit.
Flickfilosopher
3.0
At its best, Bright offers a clever critique of racism from a world of spells and sorcery.
The Irish Times
2.0
If only the guffaws came more frequently, or gave more pleasure, Bright might be worth watching.
Hollywood Reporter
2.5
Bright feels like watching Blade, Rush Hour and Underworld in the same movie.It just never gels.
Lyles Movie Files
1.0
We get some nice bits of gore, at least.This leaves any remaining hope for Bright in the hands of its cast.
Birth Movies Death
2.5
Bright uses barely developed magical elements to tell a barely developed story about racism and prejudice in America.
Pajiba
4.0
And at a relatively tight (by Netflix standards) 117 minute running time, it doesnt overstay its welcome, but leaves you wanting more.
Variety
1.5
The result of this amalgamation is a half baked movie which is neither a great buddy cop movie nor a good fantasy film.
Firstpost
1.5
Ayer certainly doesnt scrimp on action, but much of it is shot so murkily as to undermine the thrills.
Cnn
1.0
It shows the streaming giant falling on its face in its attempts to replicate the so called Hollywood blockbuster.
Forbes
1.8
Bright positions itself as a bold new riff on the partner cop subgenre, a way of shaking up pre existing formulas for an audience at which such movies ..
Consequence Of Sound
1.0
But its not a blockbuster in any significant sense of the word.Its just a big waste of everyones time.
Vox
4.0
The concept behind the story is unique and not what you see in an everyday movie.
Hey U Guys
1.2
Action scenes are muddled, but perhaps the one element genre fans will take to.
The Play List
1.0
Ward is both weary and miserable, but also warm enough to drop some Fresh Prince style humour into the mix.
Now Toronto
3.0
The Upside: Solid action beats, cast is having fun, some laughs The Downside: Forced humor, slight characters, rushed plot details, stakes not made al ..
Film School Rejects
3.0
Landiss script takes the common tropes here and wraps them up in a standard action run n gun plot, not doing anything too original with the ideas but ..
Film Ink
2.0
Bright, too, might be a hard sell for the majors more because of its muddy script, clunky action sequences and oddly unengaging tone and brittle perfo ..
Star Burst Magazine
2.0
Critics are foolish to believe they have the critical tools to make meaningful judgments about a movie as confounding as Bright. They just dont. I don ..
The Stranger
2.0
Thats perhaps no surprise coming from the director of the all sizzle and no substance Suicide Squad.
Stuff
0.0
It is a dreadful bore as a narrative and, even more aggravating, a visual non event.
Vanity Fair
3.0
The interesting premise reads a lot better than it looks, but its by no means a disaster.
The Sun
2.5
Genre hybrids can be enjoyable in the right hands, but disastrous in the wrong ones.
Daily Dot
1.9
Bright is basically a tired buddy cop movie dressed up in bizarre trappings.
Chicago Sun Times
3.0
Its a tired, been there done that trope but we watch and we love it anyways.
Punch Drunk Critics
3.5
Bright can be genuinely summed up as End of Watch with magical creatures.
Movie Web
1.0
Ugly, dumb, incoherent, and preposterously silly a lethal cocktail when heading for the exit is as easy as the press of a button.
Cinemix Tape
3.0
Together, they must stop a powerful source of magic from falling into the wrong hands.
Straits Times
4.0
For those souls, the movie delivers a unique if imperfect two hour distraction.
News Week
2.0
The setup is obviously meant to parallel racial tensions, but frankly it is kind of laughable and not in a good way.
Dead Line
1.0
Do yourself a favour and skip it weeding the garden for two hours will be more enjoyable than Bright.
Bitly
1.5
Their attempt to create a movie of this perceived magnitude should be applauded, just like every creative willing to take a risk should this just didn ..
Polygon
3.5
Whether its a worthy goal or not, Netflix has shown it can produce its own middle of the road action blockbuster.
The Verge
1.5
On and on, theres nothing particularly surprising about this movie, and the drab plot and visuals only make the storytelling missteps harder to ignore ..
The Daily Beast
1.0
Do you believe in magic.Honestly, it gives me genuine hope that something as fucking awful as Bright can still get made.
Alternate Ending
1.0
Bright wants to say something about racial prejudice and it wants to be a badass R rated genre movie.
Scifi Now
2.0
Bright is too boring to be the Best Worst Movie of 2017. It might just be the Worst Worst Movie of 2017.
Lainey Gossip
1.0
I like scrappy films, I like the danger of a rare combo, and I can appreciate what a film is trying to do even if the end result turns out a mess.The ..
Black Girl Nerds
3.5
Bright would have been better than most of the other offerings this season at the multiplex, but to see it youll have to just stay where you are: Its ..
National Review
0.0
This, though, is a labored affair with little stylistic coherence.The scenes fit poorly together and the humor is forced.
Ap News
1.5
The movie strains for some sort of symbolic subtext about race relations that is so crude, its probably best not to try to bring it to the surface of ..
Yahoo
3.1
Its perfect for a Saturday night at homeby no means brilliant, but entertaining enough to keep you away from the cinema.Its more entertaining than Mud ..
Free Beacon
0.5
Indie Wire Theres boring, theres bad, and then theres Bright, a movie so profoundly awful that Republicans will probably try to pass it into law over ..
Times Now News
2.5
Its like Mike Lowrey is resurrected.But Bright is not nearly as entertaining as Bad Boys.
Iol Co Za
3.0
Bright has some merit, especially if youre into magic wands, explosions, gun fights and Will Smith, but perhaps the most disappointing thing about the ..
Shadow And Act
2.0
The bulk of the film has to do with a magic wand the partners stumble across, right as theyve become the targets of multiple assassination plots from ..
Beta La Times
3.0
And some of the visuals are wonderful, especially when magic is involved.
Glas Gow Live
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