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27 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63USA TodayBrian TruittUSA TodayBrian TruittThere’s a scrappiness to Atlas that pairs well with a human/machine bonding narrative and a fish-out-of-water Lopez trying to figure out how to work a super cool, high-tech armored suit and not die spectacularly.
- 60IGNMatt DonatoIGNMatt DonatoBrad Peyton oversees a futuristic action thriller that frequently plays like a clone of other cautionary tales about AI – but those movies, shows, games, and books don’t have Peyton’s secret weapon: Jennifer Lopez. She’s able to command the screen, bicker with software programs, and sell a convincing heroine’s arc from behind a mech-suit’s windshield.
- 50ColliderTania HussainColliderTania HussainIt’s moderately entertaining thanks to its VFX but falls short on its performances and story as the overall idea exceeds the final product.
- 50Slant MagazineRoss McIndoeSlant MagazineRoss McIndoeAtlas seems like a story that should have been experienced with a gamepad in hand.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperChicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperThis is a murky-looking, CGI-heavy dud.
- 44TheWrapWilliam BibbianiTheWrapWilliam BibbianiHidden somewhere beneath all the generic dialogue, embarrassing plot, mediocre action and oddly ineffective performances, there’s a good idea in Brad Peyton’s Atlas. It’s a shame the filmmakers never found it.
- 40The GuardianBenjamin LeeThe GuardianBenjamin LeeFor a film that wants us to stop worrying and love big tech, Atlas does an awfully good job of showing us why we should still be wary of it.
- 40Screen RantAlexander HarrisonScreen RantAlexander HarrisonAtlas is like an artificial sci-fi movie that walks and talks like the real thing, but just isn't.
- 33IndieWireKate ErblandIndieWireKate ErblandIt’s like cinema made by Mad Libs, but worse, because we do realize actual people made this, not just randomized choices in a studio head’s office somewhere.