Chariot (film)

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Chariot
Directed byAdam Sigal
Written byAdam Sigal
Produced by
  • Johnny Remo
  • Henry Penzi
  • Sasha Yelaun
Starring
CinematographySenda Bonnet
Edited byK. Spencer Jones
Music by Richard Patrick
Production
companies
  • Scarlett Pictures
  • Skipstone Pictures
  • Forest Road Company
Distributed by Saban Films
Release date
  • April 15, 2022 (2022-04-15)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Chariot is a 2022 American science fiction comedy film written and directed by Adam Sigal. The film stars John Malkovich, Thomas Mann, Rosa Salazar, Shane West, Scout Taylor Compton and Vernon Davis. [1]

Contents

The film was released to theatres and video on demand on April 15, 2022 by Saban Films. [2]

Plot

Cast

Production

On January 26, 2021, filming began in Little Rock, Arkansas. [3]

In February 2022, Saban Films acquired distribution rights to the film and the title is now called Chariot. [4]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 17% of 18 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.9/10. [5] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 43 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. [6]

Odie Henderson of RogerEbert.com awarded the film one and a half stars and wrote, "...by making all the wondrous ideas surrounding his protagonist’s main story seem mundane, Sigal undermines his own universe." [7]

Luke Y. Thompson of The A.V. Club graded the film a C− and wrote, "Ultimately, Chariot certainly doesn’t lack ambition, just execution." [8]

Julian Roman of MovieWeb gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Chariot is a hollow and absurd exploration of the afterlife. What begins as an interesting metaphysical dilemma devolves into gimmicky theatrics that make no sense whatsoever." [9]

Alexander Harrison of Screen Rant awarded the film two stars out of five and wrote, "Ultimately, what moments do flash in Chariot are not enough to overcome the feelings of confusion and aggravation its viewers are left with..." [10]

Sumner Forbes of Film Threat rated the film a 7 out of 10 and wrote, "Chariot may not blow anyone away with its inventiveness, but it’s right at home in the family of darkly funny science fiction films that are enjoyable to watch late at night." [11]

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