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Tron: Ares’ Draws Sharp Early Reviews as Nine Inch Nails Score Wins Praise Ahead of Friday Release

Critics laud the large-format spectacle and the band’s thunderous soundtrack, but many fault thin plotting and character work.

Overview

  • As of Wednesday, the film held roughly a 55% Rotten Tomatoes rating based on dozens of reviews, signaling a divided but often critical response.
  • Disney’s sci‑fi threequel opens nationwide on Oct. 10, with Thursday preview screenings set before the wide release.
  • Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross are credited as Nine Inch Nails on a film score for the first time, and many reviews single out their music as the standout element.
  • At the Oct. 6 world premiere outside Hollywood’s TCL Chinese Theatre, Nine Inch Nails performed a four‑song set that included two tracks making their live debut.
  • Coverage emphasizes striking IMAX‑friendly visuals and real‑world lightcycle sequences, even as multiple outlets describe the story and characters as simplistic or emotionally thin.