“The issue is not the absurdity, but rather, just the opposite: it doesn’t have enough verve to let us revel in it, and let more commanding and truly singular approach take hold.”
“It’s good at establishing ambience and assembling a careful tension, but when it comes to showing us the reveals that it’s been building towards, it stumbles.”
“When it feels like Kimi doesn’t reach as far as it’s intriguing, albeit familiar, setup might suggest, it’s still evident that the movie that’s here has been carefully and intelligently assembled.”
“A breezy follow-up when it’s fully in sync with its possibilities and parameters, but the movie can’t always keep up what’s actually a pretty precarious balance.”