{"id":853596,"date":"2026-08-13T09:10:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T09:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/853596\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T09:10:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T09:10:13","slug":"the-end-of-oak-street-reviews-are-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/853596\/","title":{"rendered":"“The End of Oak Street” Reviews Are In"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Warner Bros. Pictures<\/p>\n

Reviews are in for David Robert Mitchell\u2019s mystery thriller (with dinosaurs) movie \u201cThe End of Oak Street\u201d and with 95 reviews counted, the film sits at a good 83% (7.1\/10) on Rotten Tomatoes<\/a> and much more average 67\/100 on Metacritic<\/a>. That RT score is higher than any of the \u201cJurassic World\u201d films.<\/p>\n

The film sees a mysterious cosmic event ripping Oak Street from suburbia and transporting their neighbourhood to someplace unknown \u2013 seemingly an almost prehistoric land. The Platt family soon discovers that their very survival depends on them sticking together as they navigate their now unrecognizable surroundings.<\/p>\n

Produced by J.J. Abrams, the film is said to be a great big homage to Spielberg\u2019s 1980s Amblin movies ranging from his own works to the likes of Richard Donner\u2019s \u201cThe Goonies\u201d and Joe Dante\u2019s \u201cGremlins\u201d. Some have liked that approach, and some have not.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a sampling of reviews:<\/p>\n

\u201cA crowd-pleasing but winkingly mean-spirited Amblin homage that perfectly captures the sweet menace of movies like \u201cGremlins\u201d and \u201cThe Goonies\u201d, \u201cThe End of Oak Street\u201d is what multiplexes have been missing from recent summers.\u201d \u2013 David Ehrlich, Indiewire<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWhile it\u2019s mindlessly entertaining in a big-dumb-fun kind of way, this is a movie that doesn\u2019t seem to know what it wants to be, beyond a worshipful homage to 1980s Amblin, canonical Spielberg in particular.\u201d \u2013 David Rooney, THR<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t fathom how The End of Oak Street actually exists, even if it is a perfect example of what the big studios should be doing right now \u2014 making original spectacles, ideally ones in which Anne Hathaway fires a rifle at a velociraptor.\u201d \u2013 Alison Wilmore, Vulture<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe End of Oak Street isn\u2019t merely a running buffet of references; it\u2019s an honourable attempt to revive bygone blockbusting techniques for a contemporary crowd.\u201d \u2013 Robbie Collin, The Daily Telegraph<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cMuch of the pastiche delight of the 1980s-set The End of Oak Street\u2026 is how it absorbs an Amblin-style blockbuster spirit and conjures, without winking irony or belabored homage, a summer thrill ride seemingly designed for the drive-in.\u201d \u2013 Jake Coyle, Associated Press<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not that The End of Oak Street is bad. It\u2019s just flagrantly copying better movies and TV shows. It\u2019s so determined to get \u201980s loving Spielberg guys that it doesn\u2019t really care if anyone else is interested.\u201d \u2013 Kristen Lopez, The Film Maven<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cHow great if this type of four-quadrant filmmaking didn\u2019t have to cosplay as a begotten relic \u2014 if it could take courage from these dinosaurs and thrive in our modern times.\u201d \u2013 Amy Nicholson, The LA Times<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re looking for carefree summer fun, look elsewhere. The End of Oak Street is not fun. It\u2019s bleak, brutal, and ultimately infuriating.\u201d \u2013 Kristy Puchko, Mashable<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe End of Oak Street\u201d is set to open in cinemas on August 14th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Warner Bros. Pictures Reviews are in for David Robert Mitchell\u2019s mystery thriller (with dinosaurs) movie \u201cThe End of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":853597,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[64,63,142132,134],"class_list":["post-853596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-bigslider","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/853596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=853596"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/853596\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/853597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=853596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=853596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=853596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}