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22 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 40Arizona RepublicRandy CordovaArizona RepublicRandy CordovaIt’s an action movie without an exciting moment. It’s a special effects flick with chintzy visuals. And it’s a Gerard Butler vehicle without enough Gerard to go around.
- 40Time OutAnna SmithTime OutAnna SmithGeostorm is a watery blend of Armageddon and 24, with enough action to entertain on a basic level. It’ll probably be most appealing to scientists looking for a good laugh.
- 33The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloButler sleepwalks through his thinly written role, and the ostensible tension between the two brothers, flaring up whenever the energy starts to sag, never feels like anything but a bald contrivance.
- 30Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLos Angeles TimesNoel MurrayWhen the long-promised global barrage of tornadoes, lightning strikes, tidal waves and extreme temperatures hits in the final half-hour, the special effects are stunning. But the razzle-dazzle arrives too late, and is strangely unmoving.
- A disastrous disaster movie that is actually quite low on the disasters to its own detriment.
- 25TheWrapRobert AbeleTheWrapRobert AbeleThe inconvenient truth about Geostorm is that it’s dumber than a box of asteroid-sized hail. But to take it seriously for just a second, it misses an opportunity to turn idealism about the world coming together to solve its biggest problem and instead turns it into more of cinema’s biggest problem: empty-headed spectacle.
- 20The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottGeostorm uses digital technology to lay waste to a bunch of cities and hacky screenwriting to assault the dignity of several fine actors.
- 20The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeBig, dumb, and boring, it finds the cowriter of Independence Day hoping to start a directing career with the same playbook — but forgetting several rules of the game.
- 16IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichGeostorm is terrible entertainment, but it’s a remarkably effective window into Donald Trump’s soul.
- 10VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeThe only thing more reliable than bad weather is bad movies, and in that respect, Geostorm is right on forecast.