15 Dec, 2022
By FactsWow Team
The first reviews for Avatar: The Way of Water is in, and critics praise James Cameron's eagerly anticipated sci-fi sequel as a beautiful, overstuffed epic.
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CBR's Brandon Zachary described Avatar: The Way of Water as 'a visual triumph full of impressive cinematics' hampered by an interesting story that doesn't emphasize.
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Variety's Owen Gleiberman agreed, saying that the second Avatar installment 'has some eye-popping, head-spinning, soul-racing scenes, but the story is 'so-so' and so much more.' That said, it didn't deserve three stars Movie run time.
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'This story, with its sparse dialogue, could easily have served as an ambitious Netflix thriller and could have been told in two hours instead of three.
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By contrast, Collider's Ross Bonaime was seemingly in favor of Avatar: The Way of Water's mammoth length, opening that 'over the course of its three-hour runtime, the wonder of the visuals never ceases to amaze.'
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Bonaire also approved of the movie's visuals and storytelling, which he felt were better than in the original movie.
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The Oscar-winning filmmaker needs to wow audiences, and he seems convinced. Citing a 'typical' sensibility, he expects moviegoers to embrace the Avatar sequel. He is aware of it, but he claims he doesn't care.
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Cameron's optimism belies the film's major box office challenges. Avatar: The Way of Water's opening weekend predictions are promising, but Cameron has previously admitted that the sci-fi blockbuster has to be 'the third or fourth highest-grossing film of all time.
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The filmmaker added that this made Avatar: The Way of Water 'the worst business case in the history of cinema.'
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