Hope

"The jaw-dropping scale of it all puts most blockbusters to shame."

— Iana Murray, Little White Lies

"Hope is audacious big-screen filmmaking at its most exhilarating."

— Joonatan Itkonen, Region Free

"A riotous and relentless alien invasion flick that gives new meaning to 'off the rails.'"

— Hoai-Tran Bui, Inverse

"Hope is thrilling, ambitious, and beautifully made, with incredible tension and action."

— Elliott Collins, Movie Files

"An import of larger-than-life imagination and artistry that rarely lets its foot off the gas."

— Nick Schager, The Daily Beast

"Jam-packed with action, Hope might just be the most exciting film to come out of Cannes Film Festival this year."

— Therese Lacson, Collider

"With the summer blockbuster season coming to an end, there’s no better way to cap it off than with a little Hope."

— Jacob Mauceri, InSession Film

"Hope has some of the most kinetic, coherent, and exciting extended action sequences I’ve ever seen put on the big screen."

— Sonny Bunch, The Bulwark

"Na Hong-jin emphasizes that Big Fun is on the menu - and he cooks up a feast, delivering an irrepressible, impressive sci-fi thriller."

— Courtney Howard, Fresh Fiction

"From its magnetic principals to its cheeky sense of humor, its fresh take on sci-fi horror to its thrilling action, Hope is a crazy good."

— David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter

"There's a nutty inventiveness on view in HOPE, which sits alongside a couple of the most astonishing action set pieces in film history."

— Michael Gingold, Fangoria

"Hope moves at a rapid clip, delivering a propulsive genre-bender that only rarely pauses its nonstop gory action to catch its breath."

— Meagan Navarro, Bloody Disgusting

"A rousing, exhilarating and crowd-pleasing creature feature with plenty of twists and turns. It's one of the best creature features since A Quiet Place."

— Avi Offer, NYC Movie Guru

"A bonkers monster-chase movie that images Jaws transplanted to coastal South Korea, and the shark swapped out for something a little more bite-y. Great fun."

— Chris Knight, Original Cin

"The latest picture from The Wailing director Na is a pedal-to-the-metal slaughterfest that barely lets up on its breathless pace, gallows humour and wall-to-wall guts and gore."

— Wendy Ide, Screen International

"'Hope,' the all-time great new action film from writer-director Na Hong-jin, is a glorious genre romp that contains more magnificent moments in its opening act than most do in their entire runtime."

— Chase Hutchinson, TheWrap

"It’s not just an unhinged thrill ride, but a layered adventure with latent themes, including the tensions that come from being so near North Korea, and the true nature of the beasts that hint at something even more grand."

— Michael Ordoña, San Francisco Chronicle

"Insurgent action blockbuster... a vivid, comic study in nonstop exasperation.. a savory of car chase, spatter, monster movie, science fiction, Western, local and intergalactic romance and capitalism—and cop-skeptic satire."

— Ray Pride, Newcity

"One of the most expensive Korean films ever made, it races from modern-day western to action thriller to horror film to science-fiction epic – all while retaining the full-throttle energy and sweaty cult-movie atmosphere of a 1970s exploitation flick."

— Nicholas Barber, BBC.com

"Hong Kyung-Pio’s splendid cinematography, Micheal Abel’s huge orchestral score, Kim Hanjoon’s ace visual effects, and Yoo Sang Seoob’s impressive stunt coordination all deliver on a level Hollywood might envy, and likely at a tenth of the cost."

— Pete Hammond, Deadline Hollywood Daily

"Hits the ground running with one of the most breathlessly exhilarating action sequences of recent years… Hong-Jin’s film has an energy and confidence in its execution that is simply infectious. It will sweep you up and carry you along for the ride."

— Dallas King, Flick Feast