Critics at Roger Ebert and Variety note that while the film "crackles with possibility," it often suffers from its disjointed structure. With a lean 85-minute runtime, many stories feel underdeveloped, leaving viewers wishing for more depth instead of "trite observations about man's inhumanity to man".
: Annabelle Wallis and Alex Pettyfer explore the class divide of immortality, where the wealthy can live forever while the "mortals" are looked down upon with disdain. Warning (2021)
: Rupert Everett gives a standout performance as Charlie, an outdated "companion robot" with the personality of a mid-century comedian, now facing obsolescence in a world that has moved on. Critics at Roger Ebert and Variety note that
: Thomas Jane anchors the film as an astronaut drifting in space, acting as a grim, unreachable witness to the chaos unfolding on Earth below. Ambition vs. Execution : Rupert Everett gives a standout performance as
If you’ve ever felt that a single episode of Black Mirror just wasn't enough to capture your existential dread, Agata Alexander’s directorial debut, Warning (2021) , might be the anthology fix you’re looking for. This US-Polish sci-fi collaboration serves up a series of "morality plays" set in a near-future that feels uncomfortably close to home. The World of God 2.0 and Outdated Androids
Review: Warning (2021) – A Cynical Glimpse into a High-Tech Void