Dune: Part Two hits theaters on March 1, and to say expectations are high would be a gross understatement. The sci-fi epic was supposed to release in fall of 2023, but Hollywood strikes pushed it into 2024. Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler, Rebecca Ferguson and Florence Pugh headline the star-studded cast, and the early reviews are indicating that the sequel is a massive success.
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Dune: Part Two is getting nearly perfect marks from critics, so we compiled a few of the major ones to illustrate just how well it has been received so far.
Metacritic - 81
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"Dune: Part Two is a spectacle to behold with an underlying arc that makes it more satisfying than a 2 1/2-hour bite of eye candy." – James Berardinelli, ReelViews pic.twitter.com/eROxj8Hk34— metacritic (@metacritic) February 28, 2024
Metacritic can be the toughest nut to crack with its weighted reviews, but Dune: Part Two has not only earned the “Must See” badge with 54 ratings, it’s continuing to climb.
Rotten Tomatoes - 95%
#DunePartTwo is Certified Fresh at 97% on the Tomatometer, with 145 reviews.
Read on to see why critics are calling Denis Villeneuve's new film a, "masterpiece." https://t.co/bduhoETigm
— Rotten Tomatoes (@RottenTomatoes) February 25, 2024
Dune: Part Two has slightly dropped to a 95% with over 200 reviews, but we’re nitpicking at this point. Critics are overwhelmingly loving the sequel.
Letterboxd - 4.5 stars
Dune: Part Two debuts with a 4.5 rating on Letterboxd 🪱 #DuneMovie pic.twitter.com/PpNjF4pft9
— Letterboxd (@letterboxd) February 26, 2024
Unsurprisingly, the early indications are good across Letterboxd with over 25,000 five star reviews already recorded. Seems good!
