Dune
Universal Pictures | Release Date: December 14, 1984 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
40
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
9
Negative:
4
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The New York TimesJanet Maslin
SEVERAL of the characters in Dune are psychic, which puts them in the unique position of being able to understand what goes on in the movie. Read full review
25
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
This movie is a real mess, an incomprehensible, ugly, unstructured, pointless excursion into the murkier realms of one of the most confusing screenplays of all time. Read full review
25
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jay Scott
When Dune is not inept, confusing, ridiculous or unpleasant, it's boring. [14 Dec 1984]
20
Washington PostRita Kempley
David Lynch's disastrous film adaptation of Fank Herbert's science-fiction classic turns epic to myopic. [14 Dec 1984, p.31]
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