Before the release of the second part of “Dune” by Denis Villeneuve, critics revealed their first opinions.
For blockbuster fans tired of most of the big budget productions of recent years, he is expected to be the Messiah: Dune, part two is released in cinemas this Wednesday, February 28 and promises to create an event after the critical and popular success of the first part, in 2021. The sequel to the adaptation of Frank Herbert by Denis Villeneuve (First contact, Blade Runner 2049) is definitely the cinema release not to be missed this week.
But if Dune, part two promises to create an event after the very warm welcome given to its first part, is the film a success? The first press critics shared their feelings before the release of the science fiction feature film, and they are clear: the second episode is “even better than the first” (BFM TV).
The French press is won over by Dune 2
In France, the press is totally won over by this second part, which Le Devoir does not fail to describe as a “masterpiece”. Numerama does not hesitate to give the film a 10/10, while Ecran Large gives it a more measured but equally excellent score of 4/5. For the first media specialized in technological and digital news, Denis Villeneuve “revolutionizes SF in cinema” by offering a feature film “both metaphysical and spectacular”.
Same story with Première, for whom Dune 2 is “a monumental cinema messiah”, even describing Denis Villeneuve as “Ridley Scott’s finest heir”. For the magazine specializing in seventh art news, “at the end of its (almost) three hours of film, Dune: Part Two becomes, like Oppenheimer last year, an immense piece of cinema thought out and invested, super exciting, a film truly directed by a vision”.
Internationally too, the press is totally seduced by the imposing aesthetic and the ambition of Dune 2. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes has 97% positive reviews out of 156 reviews: “Visually thrilling and narratively epic, Dune, part two continues Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of the beloved science fiction series in spectacular fashion. This is a better rating than the first part, which won the support of 83% of critics (and 90% of users who had given it a rating). With such feedback, there is no doubt that the feature film will arouse the public’s curiosity this Wednesday.