SPY x FAMILY movie debuts with 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating
SPY x FAMILY's new movie has debuted with a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score.
The popular anime series is making its big screen debut with SPY x FAMILY CODE: White, with the film being released in select cinemas in the UK and Ireland next week.
Loid Forger and his fake family are back for a feature film, with the movie focusing on a mission that takes place on a weekend winter getaway.
CODE: White has gone down well with critics and has achieved an impressive 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes from its first nine reviews.
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Reviewers have remarked that the film will be a treat for long-time fans of SPY x FAMILY, while also being an accessible way in for those who are new to the franchise.
Here is a round-up of what critics thought of the film:
IGN Movies
"A breezy adventure designed to capture the appeal of a typical episode for a new audience while also doubling down on the elements that won the show so many fans in the first place.
"It may not 'mean' anything to the canon, and emotionally arrives in the same place as episodes that have come before, but this isn't a show where canon matters too much: only how much fun you're having seeing this side story unfold."
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Culture Mix
"Neither awful nor spectacular, SPY x FAMILY CODE: White has enough unique whimsy to not be completely maudlin. Fans of the manga and anime series should enjoy this spinoff film, which has a predictable but entertaining story."
FILMINK
"SPY x FAMILY CODE: White holds back on the special effects that most anime-continuation films rely on nowadays, and instead doubles down on the deeply unserious slapstick and bizarrely wholesome family dynamics of its main characters, as they explore yet another situation that is much simpler than any of their inner monologues can comprehend.
"It admittedly could've hit with a bit more of a bang for its transition to the cinemas, but purely as a continuation of the series thus far, it’s still a mission worth accepting."
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NYC Movie Guru
"The pace moves briskly enough and slows down during the right moments unlike some anime films that are too fast-paced and nauseating. SPY X FAMILY CODE: White doesn't bombard the audience with action, either.
"At a running time of 1 hour and 50 minutes, it’s an exhilarating and captivating adventure with just the right balance of action, thrills, humour and heart."
SPY x FAMILY CODE: White will be released in cinemas in the UK and Ireland on April 26.
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