Avatar: The Way of the Water Movie Review
Everyone is raving about what seems to be one of the best movies released in 2022. The sequel to James Cameron’s Avatar movie which was released back in 2009. Avatar: The Way of the Water is topping charts everywhere and holds a Rotten Tomato score of 77%. The audience score was a bit higher than that, reaching 92%. One comment from an audience member said, “Avatar: The Way of the Water story is predictable, but the visual effects are so spectacular that it hardly matters.” On the other hand, this was what the critic said, “Narratively, I might be fairly standard stuff- but visually speaking, Avatar: The Way of the Water is a stunningly immersive experience.”
Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, “Avatar: The Way of Water” begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.
Here are examples of some reviews by critics:
tt stern-enzi
WXIX-TV (Cincinnati, OH)
TOP CRITIC
Dec 21, 2022
We get a story this time… that part of it was great, but at 3 hours and 15 minutes, it’s just too long.
TOP CRITIC
Dec 19, 2022
“Avatar: The Way of Water” is fully engrossing, always eye-popping and occasionally touching. Like its predecessor, it’s a movie to admire and enjoy, if not quite love.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/4
Matthew Lickona
San Diego Reader
TOP CRITIC
Dec 21, 2022
It would be missing the point to call the proceedings indulgent to the point of self-infatuation: Cameron has built a new world from the remixed bits of this one, and he seems determined that we should not simply visit Pandora, we should live in it.
Full Review | Original Score: 2/5
Sara Michelle Fetters
MovieFreak.com
TOP CRITIC
Dec 15, 2022
The unrelenting kinetic ferocity of this last act is undeniable, and while nothing that happened came as a surprise, my eyes still remained glued to the screen.
Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4
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