The Circle (2017)
The film is based on Eggers' 2013 novel of the same name. It concentrates on a young woman landing a dream job at a powerful tech company to uncover a secret. What will happen?
8 July 1970, Los Angeles, California, USA
1958, Seattle, Washington, USA
23 July 1980, Goffstown, New Hampshire, USA
27 January 1969, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
13 March 1955, New London, Connecticut, USA
May 20, 2017
The Circle is frustrating in spite of its inherently huggable cast.
May 18, 2017
In part due to a shoddy translation from book to screen, and little effort spent on expanding its themes in compelling ways, The Circle feels like lost potential.
May 02, 2017
As a satire, The Circle might have been worth a few giggles, but as a deadly serious drama, it's laughable in an entirely different way.
May 15, 2017
so deeply anchored "in the moment" that the filmmakers can never quite pull back and figure out what it is really about
April 30, 2017
The future is now and it's scary. Too bad The Circle isn't.
May 05, 2017
Even as it focuses on why information just wants to be free, "The Circle" is stuck in a loop.
April 28, 2017
This is one of the most crashing letdowns of 2017.
April 30, 2017
From its beginning, the movie has difficulty wedding its collage of ideas with a compelling narrative.
May 19, 2017
It's a hot-button topic all right. Unfortunately, this cautionary tale about technological totalitarianism does not live up to its promise.
May 15, 2017
The plot has a surprising amount of holes for a release of this size.
May 11, 2017
Floats many intriguing ideas, then lets them drop with a thud.
May 17, 2017
The Circle turned out to be unequipped with its handful of ideas.
