User reviews

Although the concept is highly unrealistic, as climate change doesn't make the air poison (don't worry its just turning the ocean into acid), the concept is seemingly original and interesting. I saw the trailer and was intrigued enough to watch. I realized halfway through that this was going to be a pull-out-your-phone kind of movie. There are long stretches where you can look away for thirty minutes and not miss a single thing. There is little suspense in the story and the characters don't act like the movie established they should. There are action scenes that somehow put me to sleep. The costumes, scenery, and visuals are interesting to look at, but nothing to write home about. There are some comical moments where you can see an immaculate lawn or green vegetation in an area that it is established would be impossible.

The actors are decent, but don't have much to work with. It feels like the director was yelling, "more monotone, less passion!" The script is plodding and full of unnecessary mythology references that will go over most peoples heads and even having knowledge of the stories they were referencing I don't know how it applies. Either it is very complicated or so simple that I am overthinking it. I don't like to throw around the word 'pretentious' a lot, but this is certainly that at times. It is hard to explain without spoilers, but by around 2/3rds in people will understand what I mean.

All in all not a horrible movie, but not a good one. I feel with better direction and a more meaty script it could have fallen into a nice spot of an intriguing watch. It also has a very shove-climate-change-down-your-throat kind of attitude that even as someone who believes the scientists on climate change feels forced. The music is really good, but doesn't save it. This movie falls with a lot of Netflix movies into decent but disappointing.

To me this movie doesn't earn this amount of bad reviews. It is a quiet movie full of hope The thing that is wrong, is the trailer luring in the wrong audience.

Not to sure that this deserves its current low rating and poor reviews. Yes it has flaws, scientific, pace etc, but it is also a meditative account of loneliness, and humanity's own flaws. It is also well shot with an emotive score that is well matched to the movie. It makes you think and consider many things, which is why I expect many of the reviews are negative. Not the best when compared to a Interstellar for example, but deserves some attention.

I think this movie is suffering from its departures from the almighty formula. It's beautifully filmed, directed, and acted. The script is not transparent, as most formula movies, so you don't get the luxury of letting it wash over you.

How did this get made? It's like listening to your girlfriend tell you about a boring dream she had for 90 minutes straight. Achingly pretentious but without the artistic beauty to back it up. Mackie struggles with Twilight level dialogue while a surprisingly graceful score beautifully frames the drama and emotion that should be there but simply isn't. A crushing waste of everyone's time.

No sense of urgency, no interesting developments, no empathy, no rockets, no IO.

The balloon was the most interesting character.

Utter, utter rubbish.

I understand some of the frustrations with this movie, largely because of the trailer, and the fact that it was advertised to me as a horror thriller, far from it, it's a meaningful story about the end of life as we know it, one woman's challenge, and her handling of change when a man appears.

Very visual, it has some poignant scenes, I particularly liked the decayed and rotten streets and buildings, they looked incredible.

There are multiple messages here, I appreciate that in amongst the many negative ones, there is one that shines through the whole way through, human spirit.

Tragic beauty, 7/10.

The amount of the stuff happens in this movie is perfect for a short film. Unfortunately it is now just 90 minutes of boredom.

Why make this movie? There is nothing worth telling here. One of the most boring movies I've ever seen. Unlikable main character. Stupid story. Stupid title. I just really don't understand the movie making process. I mean someone read this and said yeah this will make a great movie... I just truly can't believe that. Or I can't believe that person would have the power or resources to make said movie. So Netflix "originals" are quantity over quality i guess? My god this was flaming trash.

I think the problem is it that it's moody and dark. I am reminded of how many people rejected my love of Pink Floyd and Roger Waters in college; "but it's so depressing" they say. No, not really. And everything ends on an up note which only works after the terribleness.

Io ends on hope. I don't need sunny days and trite, maudlin music to make me feel that things are now awesome and hopeful. All you have to do as actually watch, listen, feel what is happening in the movie.

It also doesn't lack in action. It lacks in action /tropes/. You could simply overlay a different Action Soundtrack to emphasize the beats as they set out on the road, find the supplies they need, find the big secret (never that big a secret) and more.

But instead of playing like a disaster movie, the movie deliberately has a tone appropriate to lonely folks after the fall of the earth. It's is quiet, measured, a tinge of desperation, not depressing.

I am only disappointed in how everyone else seems to hate it.

This a good sci-fi movie, starts on a slow note and keeps the pace with good scenes and storyline.. I don't know why the rating is so low..

This looked promising from the trailer but delivered absolutely nothing. I kept waiting for the story to get moving, then I realized that the film was 75% over. It was incredibly boring, the story was nonsensical, and the characters were completely uninspired. Don't waste your time.

"When you tell a story, here's a good idea: HAVE A POINT!"

This was a nothing sandwich. A huge slab of nothing wedged between a slice of apocalyptic earth and a slice of space exploration, seasoned with metaphysical gobbledygook.

After watching the trailer that i give 10 out of 10 for fooling everyone i was hoping for an epic film like the Martian but in reverse but i was so wrong! This film is so boring but i try to always see them though. Don't waste your time with this one!

I love syfi stuff. This was well acted and I did not mind the slow movement of the movie. But it seemed to be a snapshot in the middle of a story. It felt like an incomplete thought. I wish there was more. Either at the beginning or end. Anyway, it was not satifying. No purpose or hope. Wish there was.

I really enjoyed the slow pace and contemplative mood of this movie. If you don't necessarily need any starship battles, aliens or futuristic tech stuff in a sci-fi movie and you appreciate characters that don't fit the usual hollywood template for that genre I'd highly recommend you give this a try!

Warning: DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE I was wondering what was motive or purpose of the director behind making this movie. I mean what is it? The trailer was more interested than the whole movie. Wasted one and half hour of my beautiful life on this beautiful earth.