Overview

• Critics commend the large-format visuals and sound design but fault the screenplay, character work and overall execution.
• Rotten Tomatoes sits at 53% as outlets including The Independent, The Telegraph and The Guardian publish one-star verdicts.
• Some early viewers urge seeing it in IMAX, describing a striking visual spectacle from premiere reactions.
• Jared Leto leads a cast with Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-Smith, Hasan Minhaj, Arturo Castro and Gillian Anderson, with Jeff Bridges returning.
• Directed by Joachim Rønning, the third entry in Disney’s sci‑fi franchise opens in cinemas Friday, Oct. 10.