Joseph Kosinski

Spiderhead

5.5

5.4

In the near future, convicts are offered the chance to volunteer as medical subjects to shorten their sentence. One such subject for a new drug capable of generating feelings of love begins questioning the reality of his emotions.

Director: Joseph Kosinski
Main Cast: Miles Teller, Chris Hemsworth, Jurnee Smollett
Soundtrack: Joseph Trapanese
Cinematography: Claudio Miranda
Screenplay: Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick

Reviews by critics from other countries

Foreign Reviews

5 foreign reviews of Spiderhead (2022)

1. Moviezine

3 / 5

Translated from swedish: The research depicted in the story is all about exposing test subjects to constantly different emotions in each experiment. The film simply experiments with the audience in the same way.
- Mattias Blomberg
Swedish: moviezine.se »
2. Filmtopp

2 / 5

Translated from swedish: The film lacks real consequences, which is a major flaw. Jeff faces genuinely uncomfortable situations multiple times that could have raised the stakes, but there's never any real danger.
- Mimi Dahlén
Swedish: filmtopp.se »
3. Game Reactor

4 / 10

Translated from swedish: It lacks tension, the relationships between the prisoners that are supposed to carry the second half of the film feel contrived, and the dialogue drags during long stretches.
- Petter Hegevall
Swedish: gamereactor.se »
4. Cinetaste

2 / 5

Translated from swedish: The dramatic elements never take hold due to a story that's hard to get invested in and characters you don't care about.
- Linus Andersen
Swedish: cinetaste.se »
5. Ljud & Bild

2 / 6

Translated from swedish: Abnasti is the most intriguing character, with clear sociopathic traits – but neither Kosinski nor Hemsworth manage to convey personal depth and complexity. It seems like the entire team behind the film took their task far too lightly and almost forgot about the demanding ethics present in Saunders' short story.
- Tor Aavatsmark
Swedish: ljudochbild.se »