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Bright

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2017

1h 57m

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Mystery & Thriller

Fantasy

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In an alternate present day, humans, orcs, elves and fairies have been coexisting since the beginning of time. Two police officers, one a human, the other an orc, embark on a routine night patrol that will alter the future of their world as they know it. Battling both their own personal differences as well as an onslaught of enemies, they must work together to protect a young female elf and a thought-to-be-forgotten relic, which, in the wrong hands, could destroy everything.

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Critics Consensus

Bright tries to blend fantasy, hard-hitting cop drama, and social commentary -- and ends up falling painfully short of the mark on all three fronts.

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Udita Jhunjhunwala

Livemint

07/29/2019

Bright feels like an ambitious experiment with a noble subtext, which could easily have been made with entirely human characters. Perhaps then it might have felt less laboured and contrived.

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Roxana Hadadi

Pajiba

05/07/2018

Bright uses barely developed magical elements to tell a barely developed story about racism and prejudice in America. On both fronts, it fails.

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Radheyan Simonpillai

NOW Toronto

12/30/2017

1/5

Perhaps expecting Bright to ask pertinent questions or think beyond its "Orc is the New Black" conceit was too much. As such, the limited world-building is just window-dressing for a basic survive-the-night thriller that putters along on toxic fumes

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

03/16/2022

1.5/4

Bright is certainly an attractive prospect given the talent involved, but Ayer's aggressive and ultramasculine perspective feels tired and, perhaps, outdated.

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Ian Brill

Battleship Pretension

04/13/2021

Bright is dedicated to using promising ideas in the least imaginative ways possible.

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Kshitij Rawat

The Indian Express

03/09/2021

It has a great premise, but execution is extraordinarily clumsy. It is far from the worst film of the year as many have said, but it isn't a magnificent, enlightened, and socially conscious piece of cinema it pretends to be either.

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Nicholas K

@Skippyasyermuni 6d

The critics are wrong, this is a great movie STILL DESERVES A SEQUEL!!!

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Feb 10

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Thomas G

Jan 31

Light, easy fun watch. Does not aspire to be anything but a decent entertaining watch. Need more movies like this vs the woke clap trap coming out. Perfect example of how critics don’t know *****.

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pondbouy

@brookesummersky Jan 18

Unlike most other reviewers, I thoroughly enjoyed the movie Bright!

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Crane

@Crane Jan 8

The film mixes police drama, history, and fantasy, but ultimately fails to deliver on any of the three; it does everything halfway. It's a fun movie to watch while eating something and trying not to think about anything... or at least not about the film's flaws.

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herbert a

@herbiesakura Jan 6

This was honestly a really good movie!!! Wish there was a sequel or a book

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Synopsis

In an alternate present day, humans, orcs, elves and fairies have been coexisting since the beginning of time. Two police officers, one a human, the other an orc, embark on a routine night patrol that will alter the future of their world as they know it. Battling both their own personal differences as well as an onslaught of enemies, they must work together to protect a young female elf and a thought-to-be-forgotten relic, which, in the wrong hands, could destroy everything.

Director: David Ayer
Producer: David Ayer, Eric Newman, Bryan Unkeless, Ted Sarandos
Screenwriter: Max Landis
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Overbrook Entertainment, Netflix
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 22, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 22, 2017
Runtime: 1h 57m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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