Spielberg's 'Ready Player One' - Review Thread

It had a surprise premiere last night at SXSW and the review embargo was lifted. Early reviews are okay/passable/mediocre so far.

Rotten Tomatoes: 64% - 5.3 Average Rating

Metacritic: 69

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Hollywood Reporter - John Defore

Indiewire - Eric Kohn

The Verge - Tasha Robinson

Variety - Owen Gleiberman

Screencrush - Britt Hayes

The Guardian - Monica Castillo

Gizmodo - Evan Narcisse

Birth.Movies.Death. - Jacob Knight

Daily Beast - Marlow Stern

Slashfilm - Joi Childs

Dread Central - Jonathan Barkan

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Description:

In the near future, gamers compete inside a massive video game universe to find an "Easter egg" hidden by the network's recently deceased creator which promises real life riches. Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) becomes the first player to successfully navigate the first level of the test, sparking a high-stakes international race to crack the game's code. Steven Spielberg directs this dystopian adventure based off the 2011 sc-fi novel by Ernest Cline.

Release Date:

March 29, 2018

Starring:

• Tye Sheridan
• Olivia Cooke
• Ben Mendolhson
• Simon Pegg
• TJ Miller
• Hannah John-Kamen
• Letitia Wright
• Mckenna Grace
• Mark Rylance

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Submitted March 13, 2018 at 12:49AM by BunyipPouch http://ift.tt/2FIgycK