Netflix has a chequered history with big budget blockbuster filmmaking. The belief amongst critics has been that films such as ‘Red Notice’, ‘The Grey Man’ and ‘Heart of Stone’ have been over indulgent misfires, best viewed whilst distracted by scrolling. Viewers meanwhile have been more forgiving. I sit somewhere in the middle. Netflix tentpole movies are fast food filmmaking, kinda fun in the moment but soon forgotten minutes after. ‘The Electric State’ carries on this trend.
Based on the book…