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31 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 84Paste MagazineJoelle MoniquePaste MagazineJoelle MoniqueLife, death, science, mysticism, love and hate blend together to reveal depths of an internationally renowned genius. Deeply personal, sometimes tipping into the experimental, Radioactive is like no biographical feature I’ve ever seen.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungThe Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungPike creates an admirable if flawed Marie whose graceful womanhood battles with her fears of being exploited or bypassed for her gender.
- 70VarietyAmy NicholsonVarietyAmy NicholsonAs startling as it is to see the beloved scientist hated in her time, that we’re able to see this headstrong legend as a sexual being at all is a credit to how much Pike gradually humanizes her as a woman, while never pleading for our pity.
- 60Screen DailyTim GriersonScreen DailyTim GriersonThough sometimes disappointingly broad, Radioactive nonetheless possesses a thoughtfulness that gives the film its stubborn spark.
- 58The PlaylistRobert DanielsThe PlaylistRobert DanielsIf Radioactive spent more significant time with Curie’s eccentricities . . . we might have arrived at a real character study. Instead, the biopic’s strained narrative bonds dissolve, awash in a series of disconnected events.
- 50The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Kate TaylorThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Kate TaylorThe problem is not so much Satrapi’s theatrical approach to the subject, which veers wildly from the overwrought to the dramatically compelling, as it is Jack Thorne’s abysmal script, full of clunky exposition about isolating elements, curing cancer and refusing sexism.
- 40EmpireEmpireThe vital story of a singular trailblazer is brought to life with surprising ambition and a committed Rosamund Pike, but such inventive methods confuse the crux of Marie Curie’s intelligence, with alienating storytelling rendering her humanity impenetrable.
- 40CineVueTom DugginsCineVueTom DugginsSadly, Radioactive is as lifeless and inert as a rock, badly let down by a dismal script, and carrying all the half-life of an unfinished fish dinner.
- 20The GuardianCharles BramescoThe GuardianCharles BramescoThe admiration for a woman who knew so much about so much clashes with the unspoken assumption that the audience knows absolutely nothing about anything.