Fresh
Cahill spends the entire film bringing a sense of wonder to the desperately rational Ian, and if the film takes on a glow toward the end, that glow feels well-earned.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Overview
A molecular biologist's study of the human eye has far-reaching implications about humanity's scientific and spiritual beliefs.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
51%
Tomatometer
Rotten
I Origins challenges too little and ties up things too neatly for it to register as anything more than well-made, well-intentioned hogwash.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Rotten
Big ideas can sometimes lead to great motion pictures or, as in the case of I Origins, colossal misfires.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Fresh
With a slew of seemingly random clues unraveling in the pursuit of scientific mystery, Origins becomes gut-punching marvel.
Sean Fitz-Gerald, Denver Post
Rotten
Although the film and the actors keep on looking good, this solemn, soppy, fantasy has nothing to say about science or faith.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
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