An idealistic young New York City public defender burned out by the system, on the brink of disbarment, and seeing signs of the universe collapsing all around him decides to rob a multi-million drug deal of one of his clients.... (Full plot summary below)
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An idealistic young New York City public defender burned out by the system, on the brink of disbarment, and seeing signs of the universe collapsing all around him decides to rob a multi-million drug deal of one of his clients.
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| RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzThere'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. |
| The Film StageJared MobarakWhile 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. |
| The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe brisk pacing and capable cast still can't quite mask a certain routine feel in a movie without much heart. |
| IGNJ. Kim MurphyNot even John Boyega’s solid performance can salvage Naked Singularity, a thinly sketched, disappointingly generic crime thriller. |
| IndieWireDavid EhrlichNaked Singularity is the work of an untested filmmaker who knows how to streamline but lacks the chutzpah to swing for the fences. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreEven 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. |
| The GuardianCath ClarkeNot even an impending apocalypse adds much in the way of urgency. Still, Boyega is very credible and at 29 he’s beginning to look like a leading man with real gravitational pull. Likely he’ll file this on his CV under misfire. |
| San Francisco ChronicleBob StraussThe concept might have worked well on paper. But on screen, at least how Chase Palmer has directed and co-scripted it, those clashing elements exert weak gravitational pull. |
| The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThis convoluted clash of competing interests, though, is so poorly explained it’s as arduous to untangle as it is to enjoy. |
| PolygonRobert DanielsNaked 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. |
