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Review of 'Klara and the Sun'

Updated 2026-10-17 20:55 UTC 1 source Negative

Taika Waititi's adaptation of 'Klara and the Sun' is criticized for its failure to capture the essence of the original novel, instead delivering a light-hearted but unsatisfying fantasy film.

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Variety

‘Klara and the Sun’ Review: There’s No Life — Intelligent, Artificial or Otherwise — in Taika Waititi’s Calamitous Android Fantasy

Adapting a solemnly complex, questioning novel as a cockeyed child’s-eye comedy worked once before for Taika Waititi — which is to say that “Jojo Rabbit,” his crass, mawkish “anti-hate satire” about a Hitler Youth member’s personal and political awakening, won him

2026-10-17 20:45 UTC