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23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The PlaylistJason BaileyThe PlaylistJason BaileyThe kind of brainy, absorbing, all-out thrilling cinema that’s in dangerously short supply these days.
- 80We Got This CoveredMatt DonatoWe Got This CoveredMatt DonatoThrilling sci-fi exploration that ponders the melancholic state of self-worth, existence, and what it truly means to be alive.
- 75Chicago TribuneKatie WalshChicago TribuneKatie WalshWhat makes Synchronic sing is the two together, zinging each other with sardonic one-liners, their conversations meandering to the cosmic and the macabre after a few whiskeys.
- 67The Film StageJared MobarakThe Film StageJared MobarakBenson and Moorhead removed all excess—great for propulsion, but a detriment to investment. Actions become almost robotic at times as their inclusion is more about advancement than character building.
- 63The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzOnce the big twist kicks in, there’s plenty of gritty fun to be had, but patience is a hard-won virtue in genre filmmaking.
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThe set-up is screwy and simple, the setting riveting and the key ingredients are not necessarily what the picture is about, but pivotal to its power.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe film takes a more prosaic approach to its sci-fi premise than its predecessors did, presumably in an attempt to reach viewers who need more hand-holding. ... Despite its uncanny start, Synchronic is just more normal than it might have been, and less deep.
- 50Slant MagazineHenry StewartSlant MagazineHenry StewartAbout a drug that sends its users back in time for seven minutes, the film holds your hand and walks you through its chronology mazes
- The film raises an intriguing issue not generally addressed by science-fiction films: time traveling into the past while white is one thing; time traveling while Black is something else entirely.
- 20VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyMaking underwhelming use of its not-bad ... conceit, Benson’s sci-fi-tinged script is not at all ingeniously plotted, insists we care about tritely sketched characters, and is never credible enough to transcend an air of escalating silliness.