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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 67The PlaylistDrew TaylorThe PlaylistDrew TaylorUnder the Electric Sky shows you the transformative, incredibly positive power of dance music, but in terms of a movie, it falls a little flat.
- 60Arizona RepublicKerry LengelArizona RepublicKerry LengelUnder the Electric Sky is a bedazzled (if not quite dazzling) 3D documentary.
- 60Village VoiceSam WeisbergVillage VoiceSam WeisbergUnder the Electric Sky manages to be amusing even while it’s annoying you.
- 50Los Angeles TimesGlenn WhippLos Angeles TimesGlenn WhippThe movie presents the best possible version of the event without the massive lines, drugs, drunkenness and hellish traffic.
- 50New York PostSara StewartNew York PostSara StewartConcert sequences are engaging, though I was disappointed not to see any animated flourishes.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweThe Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweThere’s no shortage of eye candy on display, with acrobats, dancers, fireworks and carnival rides providing a colorful backdrop to the fairly formulaic story arc. The lack of specific background on the event's origins and history is somewhat frustrating, however, since the 85-minute runtime could certainly accommodate further exploration.
- 38Slant MagazineEd GonzalezSlant MagazineEd GonzalezJust as queerness is conspicuous by its absence, so is any serious consideration of the drug use that often pairs with extended tastings of EDM.
- 30VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyThe pic provides lots of sexy, neon-hued eye-candy but not many images of deeper resonance.
- 30The New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe New York TimesNicolas RapoldThis glossy movie from Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz about the Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas feels the burden of promotional urges and lacks a sense of immersion in a multistage event attended by hundreds of thousands.