4 critics on Klara and the Sun: 4 negative. Every verdict quoted, with ratings and links to the full reviews.
4 critics have reviewed Klara and the Sun so far. By our reading of each review, 4 negative. Below, every critic's verdict in their own words, with the rating where they gave one and a link to the full review.
Critics at a glance
JoBlo.com
"And while it’s not the abomination that some people are making it out to be, it’s hard not to be disappointed by this adaptation"
Also: "Jenna Ortega is so good as Klara that she manages to reach through all the noise and bring some emotion to several key moments"
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TheWrap
"Taika Waititi’s adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s 2021 science fiction novel has a lot of emotions, but it struggles to differentiate between them"
Also: "The underlying emotional and practical truths within “Klara and the Sun” are bypassed in favor of cloying, overblown melodrama, and because the film ignores its own reality, including the sad stuff, it can’t make us cry"
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IndieWire
"Leave your brain at the door, lest you want your IQ pulverized, if you see Taika Waititi’s confoundingly awful, relentlessly twee Kazuo Ishiguro adaptation, “Klara and the Sun"
Also: "his clumsy, winky, affected, and self-undercutting direction can’t even work the charming Jenna Ortega to a great performance, as her Klara is flattened into a bundle of manic pixie mannerisms both physical and verbal"
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The Hollywood Reporter
"But what follows is even worse, a film so at odds with itself that it keeps straining for poignancy while trampling on any hint of genuine emotion with forced humor that rarely prompts even a smile"
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Updated 24 October 2026. CutMirchi does not review films itself: this page gathers published critics' reviews, quoted word for word and linked, and is updated as more arrive. "Verdict" is our one-word reading of each review; ratings are as each outlet printed them.
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