Synopsis
When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.
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Cast
- Tye SheridanWade Watts / Parzival
- Olivia CookeSamantha Cook / Artemis
- Ben MendelsohnNolan Sorrento
- Lena WaitheHelen Harris / Aech
- T.J. Milleri-R0k (voice)
- Simon PeggOgden Morrow
- Mark RylanceJames Halliday / Anorak
- Philip ZhaoZhou / Sho
- Win MorisakiToshiro / Daito
- Hannah John-KamenF'Nale Zandor
Recommendations
- 83
IndieWire
It runs too long and drags a bunch in its final third, but make no mistake: This is Spielberg’s biggest crowdpleaser in years, a CGI ride that wields the technology with an eye for payoff. - 81
The Verge
The sheer dynamism and energy of the movie are compelling, even when the character drama isn’t. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
A rollicking adventure through worlds both bleak and fantastic, Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One makes big changes to the specifics and structure of Ernest Cline's best-selling novel but keeps the spirit and level-up thrills intact. - 75
IGN
Everything in Ready Player One ties together into an action-packed, upbeat, hero’s journey that keeps the film moving along at a thrilling pace. While it’s not particularly emotional and I was disappointed by how many questions are left open by its shallow visits to the real world, it’s still a lot of fun. - 75
The Playlist
Dazzling in form and a chase film at its heart, Ready Player One is exhilarating, but it also can’t sit still. Fitting to the content perhaps, the movie still arguably suffers from troublesome A.D.D. with its hyper fast cutting and its tendency to wander narratively. - 70
Variety
It’s an accomplished and intermittently hypnotic movie. Yet you may feel like you’re occupied more than you are invested. - 50
Vanity Fair
Because Spielberg seems as eager as Wade to get back to the digital fantasy world he’s created, a lot of the human element is elided or glossed over. - 42
Consequence
The joy of Ready Player One does indeed come from its world-building and kaleidoscopic mashup of pop culture—what Spielberg would likely dub its “movie” elements.... At a certain point, though, Ready Player One wants to be appreciated as a film as well as a movie, no matter what Spielberg says. And that’s where it begins to falter.
