Wasp Network's reviews
Media reviews
Variety
It leaves viewers gratified by the filmmaking bravura and the sheer pleasure of watching this superb cast in top form, but also feeling shortchanged.
El Mundo
At times, Assayas lost himself among the endless collection of characters and lives until he simply lost focus (...) Of course, the cast looks in that strange and vital confusion halfway between reality and fiction that is already a mark in the filmography of the director.
The Hollywood Reporter
The heart of this complex material for too long remains elusive to Assayas, and he locates it too late to give the choppy drama cohesion. That's not to say Wasp Network is dull or uninvolving.
The Guardian
The film is glossy, illuminating and frequently exciting. What it lacks is an emotional charge and a fine-grained texture. We need to invest in these people in order to understand their decisions ? and care about the consequences of these.
Screen Daily
The latest film from the prolific Olivier Assayas? makes for a genial, lolloping ride, but it?s also one that will frustrate those with little patience for the script?s casual attitude to coherence.
Indiewire
An overstuffed espionage thriller that bites off more than it can chew and never manages to find its footing, Olivier Assayas? Wasp Network is an exceedingly rare gaffe from one of the greatest filmmakers of the last 30 years. Even so, his restless genius can still be felt percolating below the surface and struggling to come up for air.
The Wrap
When Ramírez and Cruz, or Moura and de Armas, are on screen together, addressing the human cost involved in spycraft, 'Wasp Network' becomes much more interesting. When it veers away from them, the film seems mostly comprised of conversations in restaurants, where new characters and organizations are constantly being introduced.
Festival Internacional de Cine de Lanzarote