Overview

• Red Sonja opened in North American cinemas on August 13 for a brief theatrical engagement before its digital and VOD launch on August 29.
• Reviewers uniformly commend Matilda Lutz’s committed portrayal of the iconic warrior as the film’s strongest asset.
• Critics fault the reboot’s uneven script, constrained production values and CGI-heavy creatures for undermining its epic ambitions.
• Initial reviews place the Rotten Tomatoes score in the mid-50s, indicating a mixed reception that may evolve as further critiques are published.
• An R rating for strong, bloody violence underscores the film’s intent to deliver a more visceral and mature take on the Red Sonja mythos.