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“With so many years spent on this story, perhaps “Ray Gunn” should have gone the series route?”
“Grade: B- Netflix will release “Ray Gunn” in select theaters on Friday, December 4.”
“As it applies more personally to Venus, the pressure to keep topping herself with each new project has taken a major toll.”
“That’s not totally cool in Metropia.”
“Skydance Animation first signed Bird and his film back in 2021, allowing the “Iron Giant” and “Incredibles” filmmaker the chance to make a film he’s been thinking about for entire decades.”
“Such messaging sure feels weird in our post-Skydance world .”
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“Powered by WordPress.com VIP Film Review ‘Ray Gunn’ Review: Brad Bird’s Longtime Passion Project Is a Retro-Futurist Detective Story with a Muddled Message The "Iron Giant" and "Incredibles" filmmaker and legendary animator has been kicking around his jetpack-powered noir-meets-"Blade Runner" feature for decades.”
“Massive corporations who treat their greatest assets as grist for the mill are bad, you say?”
“(The film is being released by Netflix , which does continue to bet on unique animated endeavors.) Related Stories ’14th’ Review: Ava DuVernay’s Overstuffed Netflix Documentary Finds Us Living in the Age Frederick Douglass Warned Us About IndieWire’s Future of Filmmaking Summit to Feature ‘Pitch Me’ Panel on Finding Breakout Hits with Top Execs and Agents The result is a highly creative mish-mash of seemingly disparate genres and tones that mostly work well together — set in a retro-futurist city that looks like if “Blade Runner” was considerably less scuzzy, it’s a hard-boiled detective noir tale that also imagines a universe in which humans and aliens co-exist somewhat peacefully — despite ultimately feeling let down by muddled messaging.”
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“By Kate Erbland Plus icon Kate Erbland Editorial Director More stories by Kate ‘Bird in Hand’ Trailer: A Wedding on ‘Rebranded’ Plantation Is Just the Start in Farcical Film Unafraid of Real Drama Read more After Playing ‘Bombastic and Emotionally Volatile’ Roles, Mikey Madison Craved the ‘Restraint’ of ‘The Social Reckoning’ Read more ‘Heartland’ Trailer: Jessica Chastain Sings (and Solves a Murder?) in Shana Feste’s Country Mystery Thriller Read more October 10, 2026 9:45 am Add us as a Google Preferred Source 'Ray Gunn' Netflix/Skydance Animation Share Share on Facebook Post Share on LinkedIn Show more sharing options Submit to Reddit Pin it Post to Tumblr Email Print This Page Share on WhatsApp The queasy feeling of seeing “SKYDANCE” in the opening credits of any film will likely hold for the time being — so too will the words “JOHN LASSETER” — but at least Brad Bird ‘s long-gestating passion project “ Ray Gunn ” provides a smidge of hope that the new mega-studio will continue to foster, well, long-gestating passion projects from beloved filmmakers.”
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“It is, but the vibrant world that Bird has designed for his compelling characters and overstuffed story does plenty of heavy lifting here.”
“(Hmm.) Venus might be famous for her work, but she’s infamous for her behavior, mostly wild mood swings that only ramp up before she’s meant to release her next!”
“Over-engineered entertainment doesn’t have any heart?”
“We do know that Ray himself is an outlier because his best friend and professional partner Eye-Ra (voiced by Tom Waits) is a cyclopsian alien.”
“As Ray goes down the rabbit hole, the shiny facade of Metropia and Megamax (which is, notably and obviously evil from the start) begin to crumble.”
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“In the film’s press notes, Bird describes the film’s general aesthetic as “almost like taking Art Deco but putting it in a wind tunnel so all the curves were smooth,” and the whole joint looks like Miami got swallowed by the grandest old skyscrapers of mod New York City.”
“While Bird’s film stays firmly on the side of its creative stars, it’s odd messaging to consume and consider in this day and age.”
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