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Critics Split on 'A Big Bold Beautiful Journey' as Sept. 19 Release Nears

Early notices praise the craft, with several reviews calling the tone uneven.

Overview

  • Kogonada directs the romantic fantasy starring Colin Farrell and Margot Robbie from a Seth Reiss Black List script.
  • Reviews note striking visuals and a Joe Hisaishi score, with recurring critiques of tonal inconsistency and muted romantic payoff.
  • The premise centers on two strangers steered by a mysterious rental-car GPS through doors that revisit formative memories.
  • Kevin Kline and Phoebe Waller-Bridge appear as eccentric rental-agency employees, with the GPS voiced by Jodie Turner-Smith.
  • Sony opens the film in theaters on Sept. 19, as recent press spotlights Farrell’s high-school musical number that Robbie described as “positively gleeful.”