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Metascore
34 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Film ThreatFilm ThreatThis is a film that exists because of fans, was written for the fans and yet can be enjoyed by just about anyone willing to have a good time.
- 88Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanWhedon wants to make a Serenity trilogy, and I suspect the actors will grow on me if he does. In this case, familiarity would breed not contempt but comfort.
- 80The A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonThe A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonSerenity is still taut, immersive, and alternately hilarious and heartbreaking, a well-balanced blend of whooping Wild West action and space opera.
- 80Dallas ObserverRobert WilonskyDallas ObserverRobert WilonskyIt's but a witty, engaging hodgepodge of archetypes and clichés; it retreads not only the TV show's story lines, but also those of every "Star Trek" and "Gunsmoke" episode. It needed the room of a big screen just to fit all of its influences into a single place.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyScott BrownEntertainment WeeklyScott BrownJaw set but never stiff, he (Fillion) gets both the Whedon wit and the Whedon grandiloquence between cheek and gum, and gives the whole enterprise the heft of a real saga.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertSerenity is made of dubious but energetic special effects, breathless velocity, much imagination, some sly verbal wit and a little political satire.
- 75Miami HeraldConnie OgleMiami HeraldConnie OgleSerenity shows what might have happened if Han Solo had been the focus of the original "Star Wars" instead of whiny Jedi wannabe Luke Skywalker.
- 70VarietyDerek ElleyVarietyDerek ElleyWhat makes Serenity refreshing is its avoidance of CGI, which gives the pic a much more human dimension; the evident chemistry between the cast; and a humor that doesn't rely simply on flip one-liners.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceThough richly allegorical, Serenity also works as a rousing and unabashedly manipulative adventure that never takes itself too seriously.
- 50L.A. WeeklyPaul MalcolmL.A. WeeklyPaul MalcolmIt's the zippy chatter among the Serenity's wised-up space pirates that gives the film most of its punch, but with only serviceable action sequences and largely cookie-cutter effects, you can still sense the void just outside.