80
Metascore
11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- Last And First Men is a stunning work of beauty and horror.
- 83The Film StageEd FranklThe Film StageEd FranklThis is Jóhannsson’s first and last film, and its hard not to recognize that this is a director who arrived fully formed as a visual artist. His dreamy combination of sound and images, the editing and pacing, and his use of Sturla Brandth Grøvlen’s grainy 16mm cinematography combine with strange potency.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungThe Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungHalfway between fiction and documentary, Last and First Men is a visionary work about the final days of humankind that stretches the audience’s ability to imagine not only an immense time frame reaching over billions of years, but huge steps in human evolution.
- 75Slant MagazineWilliam RepassSlant MagazineWilliam RepassThe push and pull between gradual buildup and apocalyptic rupture allows the film to infiltrate the mind and recalibrate our sensitivity to time.
- 70The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergJohannsson’s stark, uncompromising passion project is always striking to the eye even in moments when the narrative lulls.
- 60The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawLast and First Men is an interesting if minor work, perhaps comparable to Nikolaus Geyrhalter’s Homo Sapiens or Michael Madsen’s Into Eternity.