David O’Connell, Journalist

"Entertaining, spectacular, energetic, and with a hell of a soundtrack built into it."

“Passion is complicated.”

"Ultimately this is an extended origin movie to set the stage for more to come."

"This is a genuinely surprising film."

"Underwhelming and bland."

"I feel I need to go deeper there."

"Ian McKellan gets to add yet another iconic character to his resume."

"A pointed reminder of how a nation can be shaped by the views of extremism and hate."

"An enjoyable teen film."

"It moves and influences the world.”

"Amy is as bittersweet as the star herself and equally compelling."

"It is when Genisys tries to break away from this nostalgia and to make its own story that the flaws become apparent."