Film / Review
Dune: Part Two: Bigger, Bolder, and More Human
A deeper, more emotional sequel that raises the stakes for the entire saga.
By Maya Lindqvist
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Denis Villeneuve returns to Arrakis with a sequel that trades the patient world-building of the first film for momentum, intimacy, and dread.
Performances
Timothée Chalamet finally gets to play Paul as a man splitting in two: the boy who loves Chani and the messiah the Fremen need. Zendaya gives the film its conscience.
Craft
Greig Fraser's photography turns the desert into a living character, and Hans Zimmer's score is a wall of sand and voice.
It is spectacle with a pulse and a warning.
Verdict
A rare blockbuster that is both enormous and quietly devastating.
