Critics pan Taika Waititi's Klara and the Sun as sentimental

Reviews of Taika Waititi's film Klara and the Sun, an adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's novel starring Jenna Ortega, are largely negative, with The Guardian calling it a sentimental mess and The Independent a schmaltzy misfire. The Hollywood Reporter's review is also in the mix.

Timeline

1. 22 Oct, 04:00 UTCFirst appeared on The Guardian
2. 22 Oct, 07:20 UTCPicked up on Google Trends
3. 22 Oct, 07:20 UTCGuardian publishes negative review
4. 22 Oct, 07:20 UTCHollywood Reporter reviews the film

Top sources

• jenna ortegaGoogle Trends
• Jenna Ortega Says Dress Made from Steel Rods Was ‘Perfect’ Outfit for Screening (Exclusive)People.com
• ‘Klara and the Sun’ New York Screening: Jenna Ortega, Amy Adams and More Celebrity Style, PhotosWWD
• 'Klara and the Sun' Review: Jenna Ortega in Taika Waititi's AI FableThe Hollywood Reporter
• Taika Waititi’s Klara and the Sun adaptation is a schmaltzy misfire – reviewThe Independent
• Klara and the Sun review – Taika Waititi’s manic pixie dream robot sci-fi is a sentimental messThe Guardian
• ‘I’d consider replacing one of my children’: Taika Waititi on robot kids, his cheese-o-meter and Klara and the SunThe Guardian