The Russo Brothers have made some of the best blockbusters in movie history with their screenwriting duo Markus and McFeely. The directors helmed MCU movies Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers Infinity War and Avengers Endgame. Yet after leaving the Disney franchise, the siblings have struggled to repeat their success on streaming despite roping in Marvel stars like Tom Holland and Chris Evans for Cherry and the Gray Man.
And now their latest effort, The Electric State, lands on Netflix next week with a budget of $320 million – which makes it one of the most expensive movies ever made. Based on the graphic novel of the same name, the film takes place in a retro-futuristic 1990s as an orphaned teenager ( Millie Bobby Brown ) travels the American West with an eccentric drifter (Chris Pratt) and a robot in search of her brother. The Electric State has 23 per cent positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes at time of writing, making it the worst entry for the Russo Brothers to date.
No wonder they’ve returned to Marvel to helm the next two Avengers movies with Robert Downey Jr returning for a ton of money on both counts . Check out some review highlights for The Electric State below, starting with a 1 star going up to a more forgiving 4. The Independent The Electric State contains the most baffling call-to-arms in recent cinema.
This is a story, in short, about how all those damn kids should put their phones down and go hug the nearest corporate.
