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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 85PolygonToussaint EganPolygonToussaint EganMars Express is the rare example of an animated feature that warrants an almost immediate rewatch upon completion, if only to appreciate the craftsmanship of its presentation. It’s a densely layered sci-fi story that’s light on proper nouns, but heavy on subtext.
- 80SlashfilmRafael MotamayorSlashfilmRafael MotamayorMars Express works because even its most outlandish and complex sci-fi concept is grounded in human drama.
- 80ColliderChase HutchinsonColliderChase HutchinsonMars Express finds deeper truths that are as tragic as they are transcendent. This makes it a sci-fi tapestry not just worth getting lost in, but one that is deeply human as well. What a painful joy it is.
- 80VarietyCarlos AguilarVarietyCarlos AguilarA gripping, heady and refreshing 2D animated take on the perils of man and machine coexisting, Périn’s first feature as a director inserts the necessary exposition in a mostly natural manner so we incrementally become aware of how this reality functions.
- 75IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichMars Express may have benefited from the luxury of being able to slow down (this story could have easily sustained a 13 or 26-episode anime season), but Périn makes the most of its propulsiveness, as this eye-popping movie launches toward a future where tech might be liberated from the people who created it.
- 75Paste MagazineAutumn WrightPaste MagazineAutumn WrightThe noir thriller takes us on a contemplative tour of a thoughtfully considered future, where traveling between Lunar and Martian colonies is as easy as flight today.