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- 2019
- TV-14
- Netflix
- 1 h 36 m
- 2019
- TV-14
- Netflix
- 1 h 36 m
Summary Sam (Margaret Qualley), one of the last survivors on a post-cataclysmic Earth, is a young scientist dedicated to finding a way for humans to adapt and survive, rather than abandon their world. But with the final shuttle scheduled to leave the planet for a distant colony, her determination to stay is rocked by the arrival of another survi...
Directed By: Jonathan Helpert
Written By: Clay Jeter, Charles Spano, Will Basanta
- 2019
- TV-14
- Netflix
- 1 h 36 m
- 2019
- TV-14
- Netflix
- 1 h 36 m
IO
40
3.4
Where to Watch
Summary Sam (Margaret Qualley), one of the last survivors on a post-cataclysmic Earth, is a young scientist dedicated to finding a way for humans to adapt and survive, rather than abandon their world. But with the final shuttle scheduled to leave the planet for a distant colony, her determination to stay is rocked by the arrival of another survi...
Directed By: Jonathan Helpert
Written By: Clay Jeter, Charles Spano, Will Basanta
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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0% Positive
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0 Reviews
67% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
33% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
40
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
67% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
33% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
IO provides a different take on a familiar premise. The story is intimate in nature, with a plot that highlights the importance of relationships – not just between partners or family members, but relationships in general. Its pacing and lack of urgency betrays the drama though.
Too measured and sedate for a post-apocalyptic thriller, yet too barren for a Christopher Nolan-style space and time travel epic, IO appears most akin to The Martian in that it focuses primarily on one person’s grit and resourcefulness to endure and grow plants in an unforgiving place.
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 74 User Ratings
3.4
11% Positive
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
31% Mixed
23 Ratings
23 Ratings
58% Negative
43 Ratings
43 Ratings
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 74 User Ratings
3.4
11% Positive
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
31% Mixed
23 Ratings
23 Ratings
58% Negative
43 Ratings
43 Ratings
This human-centered drama has the hallmark of great sci-fi: it is patiently paced to allow us to consider the possibilities it offers. In this case, it contemplates environmental catastrophe through the experiences of just two characters. Its composite form has no CGI moments of improbable spaceship maneuvers and explosions; instead, the focus is on how humans might respond to environmental cataclysm, and how humans and natural systems might change in unexpected ways.
This movie does not shout its message; its subtle script requires you to ponder the central allegory it poses, like many good short stories. If you have the patience to follow the details, it's a compelling proposition for how humans might respond to a changed earth.
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IO is a thought-provokingly deep movie made for those who can appreciate mythology and allegories. A delight to watch, the film separates itself from the rest through its immersion of atmosphere, introspective narrative and exploration of societal underpinnings. I would recommend this film if you find yourself contemplating the future of society and often wonder about the profound effects modern civilization has on our world.
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Broad themes like staunch hope, and vital human connection, become cheap sentiments, vanishing into air. “IO” isn’t science fiction storytelling distilled so much as it is vaporized.
The dynamic between Sam and Micah shifts the film into romantic melodrama, as lifeless and as chaste as the windswept apocalypse that surrounds them.
IO is dull, it drags, and it’ll beg the question: When will this, all of this, be over?
There's barely a scene in IO that's performed with pulse or verve. It's Sad-Face Emoji Sci-Fi, with po-faced references to Greek mythology, Chopin and T.S. Eliot, among others, and empirical techno-jargon spoken at a Valley Girl level of credibility.
I thought this was going to be a waste of time but I found it surprisingly good. That may be because I've seen quite a few 2+ hours movies lately that quite frankly bored me, some to pieces. This one however actually had an interesting premise, even if the science was a bit dodgy. Well acted budget movie. I've seen far worse. Finally something to make the green again, a surprising one at that.
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As far as the premise of the movie goes it probably hookes all viewers, but when it comes to the actual movie it's going to turn off a lot of them. But when you look at it for what it is, it's an okay movie.
So, Girl stays on Earth in hope that one day she finds a way to have bees be able to survive the toxins. She does this by living in an air pocket on top of hill. But then nature happens and one little storm kills all the bees... and well that is just about as intense the movie is going to get. The movie makes an interesting plot, but it falls flat early one by not taking advantage of the large potential for such a story. There are a few nonsensical decisions which deflate the smart decisions made before (You know which one i mean) and the character of Sam becomes less relatable as the story progresses. On a general note, I'm getting frustrated with Netflix as they put out multiple Sci-Fi movies a year now (which i like) yet seem incapable of making one that hits it out of the park. This movie smells of the same effort of movies like Titan. The ending... it's quite lazy and lacks any impact. If we were actually shown the people of the exodus missions on Jupiter's Moon it would have mattered more as we know nothing about the conditions they live in.
Overall this movie was pretty average, as it entertains but falls flat on delivery and satisfaction. I give this movie a 6/10.
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This film is just boring and has nothing going on at all. They did well with making the city look like it had been through the apocalypse and I the fact that all the overgrown plants in the city are dead is a nice touch which conveys the amount of radiation in the place. The writing is bad, there's no denying that. I just wish there was actually something going on. It's really what this film needed. Also, a lot of the time, this film just doesn't make sense.
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slow pacing and boring script. good to watch when you have trouble falling asleep.
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Production Company
Mandalay Pictures,
Sunset Junction Entertainment,
Untitled Entertainment
Release Date Jan 18, 2019
Duration 1 h 36 m
Rating TV-14
Tagline In the Near Future, we must save Earth or leave it.
Awards
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
• 1 Nomination
