Overview
- The Netflix thriller, which began streaming Friday, runs about 95–96 minutes and pits Charlize Theron’s lone adventurer against Taron Egerton’s hunter in a Most Dangerous Game–style chase.
- Reviewers widely praise Lawrence Sher’s cinematography, noting vertigo‑inducing shots from Norway’s Troll Wall and sweeping, kinetic work across Australia’s canyons and rapids.
- Critics fault the screenplay for thin motivations and abrupt tonal shifts, with several calling Egerton’s against‑type villain effective yet uneven in characterization.
- Multiple outlets argue the film’s scale and crowd‑pleasing jolts would land better in theaters, framing Apex as another star‑driven genre piece routed straight to streaming.
- Director Baltasar Kormákur returns to survival terrain he explored in Everest and Adrift, with coverage also spotlighting Theron’s intense physical performance and reported climbing training during the Australia‑set shoot.