Jenna Ortega's New Dystopian Sci-Fi Movie From Taika Waititi Lands Jaw-Dropping Rotten Tomatoes Score
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Key Points:
- Sony is adapting Kazuo Ishiguro's 2021 sci-fi novel "Klara and the Sun" into a film directed by Taika Waititi, set to release on October 23, starring Jenna Ortega as Klara, an artificial friend.
- The film explores themes of artificial intelligence and human emotion through Klara's relationship with Josie, a young girl with a mysterious illness, and Josie's mother, played by Amy Adams.
- Early critical reception has been largely negative, with the movie holding a 20% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and criticism focusing on its failure to capture the novel's depth, instead presenting a comedic tone that many found misplaced.
- Critics have singled out Taika Waititi's direction as a weak point, describing the film as overly quirky and poorly acted, marking it as his lowest-rated work to date, though Jenna Ortega's performance received some praise.
- The film's deviation from the novel's themes, particularly its shift away from a nuanced exploration of humanity to a more comedic approach, may have contributed to its unfavorable reviews.
