Overview

• The Electric State, directed by the Russo Brothers, is one of Netflix's most expensive films ever, with a reported $320 million budget.
• Critics have widely panned the movie, giving it a 14% Rotten Tomatoes score, the lowest of the Russos' careers, though audiences rated it significantly higher at 76%.
• The film, based on Simon Stålenhag's graphic novel, explores a dystopian world shaped by a robot uprising and the consequences of advanced technology.
• Despite its high-profile cast, including Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt, and impressive visual effects, critics have called the film soulless and poorly executed.
• The movie’s reception raises concerns about the sustainability of high-budget streaming films and Netflix’s ability to justify such investments without box office returns.