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For select reviewers, the film amounts to sand, beautiful sand, and some tepid anti-imperial themes.
Lets stick our hands in thepopcorn-bucket orificeand see the first reactions from critics who watchedWonkaride the sandworm.
Alison Willmore,Vulture
Whatever you do, dont mistake this follow-up for a sequel.
Also like Nolan, he has composer Hans Zimmers help in making everything sound as stunning as it looks.
Pauls complicated evolution is slow and steady until, all of a sudden, its moving at breakneck speed.
It feels as if weve skipped a crucial expositional step so you can get to the massive finale sequence.
Its a struggle thatDune: Part Twocontinues to embody all too well.
Somehow, Villeneuve has made aDunefor right now and tomorrow.
Joshua Rothkopf,the Los AngelesTimes
