Tetris
critic Reviews
, 82% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- While it's nowhere near as addictive or fast-paced as the game, Tetris offers a fun, fizzy account of the story behind an 8-bit classic.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreStephen RomeiThe Australian
The drawn-from-life drama Tetris is a bit like the video game it’s named after: slow to start but, once it warms up, a bit addictive.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRichard RoeperChicago Sun-Times
Taron Egerton fits perfectly into story of the classic game’s origins.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreWendy IdeObserver (UK)
Director Jon S Baird harnesses the graphic style and plinky plonk music of 80s computer games to amusing effect.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreStephanie ZacharekTIME Magazine
In movie terms, it all works, and Egerton and Efremov are wonderful.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreTy BurrTy Burr's Watch List
It settles down into an engagingly paranoid 8-bit variation on “Bridge of Spies"...
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreAdam GrahamDetroit News
Baird occasionally drops "Tetris" pieces or inserts animated 8-bit elements into the frame, because otherwise the movie is a lot of drab interiors and conversations about rights, contracts and business ethics. It's not enough...
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreFelix Vasquez Jr.Cinema Crazed
As a thriller it’s sub-par, but as a film about the iconic pop culture sensation that is “Tetris,” it just downright stinks.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMichael CookKLRT-TV
At times it can get a bit lost with all the behind the scenes machinations, licensing, contracts or whatever, but this is a fun movie.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMatthew CreithMatinee With Matt
"Tetris" is a lesson in the ultimate corporate espionage exercise and deals with themes of capitalism vs. communism. The events depicted loom large for today's audience, as we are constantly bombarded with Russia's dominance some 35 years later.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreManuel São BentoInSession Film
Tetris offers a fun, informative true story about one of the most popular video games of all time. Filled with delightfully pixelated transitions and just the right amount of humor, as well as the game’s iconic music, the two hours go by in no time.
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