Synopsis
When a successful New York public defender loses his first case, he is pulled into a drug heist by a former client in an effort to beat the broken system at its own game.
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Cast
- John BoyegaCasi
- Olivia CookeLea DeLeon
- Bill SkarsgårdDane
- Ed SkreinCraig Bayonne
- Linda LavinJudge Cymbeline
- Tim Blake NelsonAngus
- Kyle MooneyThe Golem
- Robert Christopher RileyDetective Winston
- Robert T. BogueDetective Coburn
- K. Todd FreemanJimmy Coates
- 75
RogerEbert.com
There's something off-kilter about it, in a good way. It has a confidence that might not be earned but is still enjoyable to see. It's tapping into something true and knows it. - 58
The Film Stage
While the concept remains sound as the backdrop for a frustrated public defender choosing the riskier road less traveled to make his mark and a difference when every other version of himself would balk, it has us believing the surreal visual anomalies sprinkled amidst the heist have purpose beyond superficial thematic reinforcement. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
The brisk pacing and capable cast still can't quite mask a certain routine feel in a movie without much heart. - 42
IndieWire
Naked Singularity is the work of an untested filmmaker who knows how to streamline but lacks the chutzpah to swing for the fences. - 38
Movie Nation
Even Spiderverse-savvy Spiderman might consider this singularly confusing, a botched effort to say something scientific-sound and profound in a story that’s basically a lawyer-novelist riffing on “The French Connection,” and doing it badly. - 30
The New York Times
This convoluted clash of competing interests, though, is so poorly explained it’s as arduous to untangle as it is to enjoy. - 30
Polygon
Naked Singularity isn’t a typical courtroom drama. It’s a heist flick, a sci-fi romp, and a message film all rolled into one. And it’s a pretty terrible example of all three genres. - 25
The Playlist
In a parallel universe, perhaps Naked Singularity might have delivered on its bold aspirations, but in the world in which it exists, that is, sadly, not the case.