Passengers: reviews

What the critics say average 4.6 from 6 outlets

• 8.0 EmpireJames Dyer 'Passengers' is as surprisingly traditional as it is undeniably effective. A timeless romance wedded to a space-age survival thriller, it may be a curious coupling but Tyldum?s Turing follow-up is a journey well worth taking. Read
• 4.5 New York TimesStephen Holden 'Passengers' increasingly succumbs to timidity and begins shrinking into a bland science-fiction adventure whose feats of daring and skill feel stale and secondhand. Read
• 4.0 Time OutTom Huddleston There are a handful of really interesting scenes.... But for the most part 'Passengers' is so anodyne, so frightened of the ethically troubling opportunities inherent in the setup that it just ends up feeling forgettable and silly. Read
• 4.0 Rolling StonePeter Travers The spectacle feels lifeless and what could have been a challenging moral provocation dissolves into sappy, feel-good pandering. Lawrence and Pratt deserve better. So do audiences. Read
• 3.7 New York PostSara Stewart There are so many points along the way when the stranded-in-space drama 'Passengers', which is not a good movie, could have made different choices and become one. Read
• 3.5 The Washington PostAnn Hornaday 'Passengers' hinges on a morally dubious act that the filmmakers gloss over in a series of creepy justifications and a sudden third-act reversal. Read