Overview

• Major outlets including Deadline, the Associated Press, RogerEbert.com and Inverse praise the film as a bold, timely work, with one dissenting review from TheWrap noting its sprawl.
• Leonardo DiCaprio leads an ensemble that critics say delivers career‑highlight turns, with Sean Penn singled out by several reviews as giving his strongest performance in years.
• Reviewers emphasize the mix of political satire and a father–daughter emotional core, calling the film propulsive, funny and ultimately moving without reducing it to a polemic.
• Technical craft draws repeated acclaim, from Michael Bauman’s 35mm VistaVision cinematography and Jonny Greenwood’s striking score to a widely lauded practical car‑chase set piece.
• Publicity ramped up with a London red‑carpet premiere featuring DiCaprio, Penn, Benicio Del Toro, Teyana Taylor and newcomer Chase Infiniti, ahead of the U.S. theatrical opening on September 26.