The Creator Early Reviews: Critics Call Gareth Edwards' Directorial ‘Best Film Of The Year’

Film director Gareth Edwards’ much-awaited film The Creator has been keeping the audience on their toes. Starring John David Washington in a titular role, the sci-fi epic gripped movie enthusiasts with anticipation ever since the trailer was dropped in July. Ahead of the film’s release on September 29, a press screening was held in Hollywood on Monday evening, September 18. The film screening was attended by notable critics and journalists who caught an early glimpse of the Gareth Edwards directorial. Safe to say that the first impressions of The Creator are hugely positive with many crediting the filmmaker and cinematographers Grieg Fraser and Oren Soffer for their expertise and technicality.

Let’s take a look at some of the early reviews of The Creator that were dropped on X (formerly known as Twitter).

According to Brandon Davis — host and producer of Phase Zero and The Last of Pods podcast, The Creator was an “astonishingly good” film. “Best film of the year and best sci-fi film in ages, in my opinion. Gareth Edwards flips expectations really impressively for a visceral, touching, and creative story of humanity. Genuinely loved it. You have to see this one,” he wrote.

Writer, editor, and producer of the comedy program The Hashtag Show, Hunter Bolding compared the film The Creator with a bunch of other widely acclaimed science-fiction films. He wrote, “Gareth Edwards doesn’t miss with The Creator. The movie takes place alongside Terminator 2, Alien, and Star Wars as absolute smashing examples of how sci-fi can parallel our world. It’s easily among the best films of the year.”

Calling Gareth Edward one of the “GREAT filmmakers” Griffin Schiller, the creator and host of FilmSpeak shared, “The Creator is a MASTERFUL piece of original sci-fi. A soulful, nuanced, Lucas-like interrogation of human beliefs/biases & our insecurity in the face of something greater. Spectacle & heart to the highest order. Pure cinema baby.”

Peri Nerimoff who works with Collider magazine found The Creator to be visually stunning. “Visually, The Creator is PHENOMENAL. If you want a cinematographer on the rise to keep your eye on, it’s Oren Soffer. This movie is one stunning frame after the next,” she reviewed.

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The Creator revolves around an ex-special force agent Joshua (John David Washington) grieving the disappearance of his wife Maya (Gemma Chan). Joshua is recruited to hunt and assassinate someone called “The Creator” responsible for creating a mysterious and powerful weapon through a malicious and supremely advanced AI, wishing to end mankind.