Bird Box Barcelona

"Nothing takes flight here."

"Engrossing enough, but unmemorable."

"A companion feature that transplants its post-apocalyptic tale to Spain and forgets to take any of its original appeal with it."

"Bird Box Barcelona intriguingly expands the mythology, but still asks too many questions it isn’t interested in answering."

"A largely uninspiring re-tread of a superior film..."

"Big on thrills but light on story."

"Well-produced but underwhelming..."

"It’s been five years since the first Bird Box, but the makers of this spinoff didn’t spend that time making the concept any less birdbrained."

"Surpasses the original in every sense."

"Bird Box Barcelona ekes by thanks to... lived-in performances, but overstays its post-apocalyptic welcome..."

"There is no thrill, entertainment or insight to be gleaned... It’s just awful."

"A bleakly hopeless view of human nature..."

"A spin-off that’s not as moving as the original, which was boosted by Bullock and had novelty on its side — but it’s still as creepy as hell."

"Bird Box Barcelona doesn’t have much to show."

"Let down by its second half..."

"The will to live is missing from Netflix’s not-quite-sequel... and so is our will to watch."

"Bird Box Barcelona’s lack of grit and prevailing aversion to the gruesome realities of its own premise are a drag on the details that click."

"It soon proves to be less scary than just acutely depressing..."

"Unnecessary yet not unwatchable..."

"Some real creativity could have made all of this cinematically compelling instead of merely sadistic."

"Sloppy..."

"The Barcelona edition is essentially a repeat of the first film, flaws and all."