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20 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The Seattle TimesSoren AndersenThe Seattle TimesSoren Andersen“Oppy” is a salute to the best of what humans are capable when they unite in a common purpose to expand their knowledge of matters beyond the realm of the known.
- 81Paste MagazineAurora AmidonPaste MagazineAurora AmidonWhite takes care to illustrate that this isn’t just a riveting mission, emphasizing that—cushioned between spellbinding footage of a rocket piercing the atmosphere—real, emotional stories effectively double the film’s stakes by turning a story filled with science and space into something distinctly human and relatable.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergThe Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergGood Night Oppy is a lively celebration of unabashed nerdiness and enthusiastic problem-solving, the sort of movie that feels designed to attract Wall-E-loving children, who can then be shaped into the engineers and astrophysicists of the future.
- 80VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeFor large segments of its running time, Good Night Oppy is more than just a documentary; it’s an animated film as well — and a hugely entertaining one at that.
- 70Screen DailyTim GriersonScreen DailyTim GriersonDespite the film’s slightness and unexplored themes, White caters to our shared wonder about the solar system and our penchant to seek connection — even if it’s with our robot rovers. Those basic human drives are potent enough to make this trip worthwhile.
- 63Slant MagazineChris BarsantiSlant MagazineChris BarsantiRyan White’s documentary is cute to a fault and filled with a rapturously uncomplicated glee about the joys of exploration.
- 63Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanNASA aficionados and connoisseurs of space exploration are the groups most likely to get a kick out of Good Night Oppy, a warmly charming, if far from essential, documentary that takes a look back at the robotic Martian rover Opportunity.
- 58IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichWhile depicting a landmark moment in humanity’s efforts to understand our place in the universe, Good Night Oppy renders the rovers’ journeys with such oppressive sentimentality terms that it can be hard to feel the full weight of the awe and wonder the movie drops into your lap.
- 50Austin ChronicleJenny NulfAustin ChronicleJenny NulfEmotional investment is what makes any film work, and Good Night Oppy’s main issue is that it’s too focused on accurately portraying the history of the project over bringing together the people who poured their lives into making it a success.
- 40TheWrapSimon AbramsTheWrapSimon AbramsRecreated footage of the rovers flying to, landing on, and carefully exploring the red planet tend to be the most engrossing material in White’s scattershot documentary, which too often tries to humanize the rovers’ handlers by playing up their emotions instead of their accomplishments.