IO is an American science fiction movie released on Netflix on January 18. The movie follows a young scientist who is searching for a way to save Earth. The movie is directed by Jonathan Helpert and stars Margaret Qualley, Antony Mackie and Danny Huston.
What did the critics say about IO?
The reviews of IO has been mixed, but generally, the verdict is the Netflix movie has not proven as brilliant as many had hoped.
At the time of writing, IO has a 42 percent score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.
The average rating gives the sci-fi movie 5.4 out of 10.
The Hollywood Reporter complained the movie was dull and lacked excitement.
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They said: “There’s barely a scene in IO that’s performed with pulse or verve.
“It’s Sad-Face Emoji Sci-Fi, with po-faced references to Greek mythology, Chopin, T.S. Eliot, among others, and empirical techno-jargon spoken at a Valley Girl level of credibility.”
Keith Uhlich of the Hollywood Reporter said: “It’s not a good sign… when a movie ostensibly meant to rekindle one’s faith in mankind makes you long instead for permanent apocalypse.”
RogerEbert.com were also not impressed and have given the Netflix movie two stars.
The website said: “Qualley and Mackie struggle to find chemistry as two slightly less lonely people in the world, conversing with monotone line-readings while guarding their private denials.
“Broad themes like staunch hope, and vital human connection, become cheap sentiments, vanishing into air.
“IO isn’t science fiction storytelling distilled so much as it is vaporized.”
The Guardian, however, had a more positive view a gave the film three stars out of five.
But they were not impressed by Margaret Qualley’s interpretation of her role.
The Guardian journalist Adrian Horton said: “Qualley, as Sam, is wide-eyed and watchable; she doesn’t quite have the indefinable presence of, say, Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games, but she gives depth to Sam’s determination, even as her logic can be unclear.
“Mackie, as Micah, brings deep-voiced gravitas to a sparsely written role, and effectively signals PLOT TWISTS when he RAISES HIS VOICE.”
He added: “A fully formed Netflix original fit for streaming anytime, anywhere.”
IO is out now on Netflix.