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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenGenesis 2.0 is a double-stranded helix of a real-life thriller, chilling and unforgettable. An inquiry into the brave new world of "synthetic biology," it moves between two filmmakers in very different locations. Their twinned subjects, whose connections are gradually revealed, are past and future, superstition and logic, a hunter and his scientist brother.
- 80Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenLos Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenIn Genesis 2.0, the prehistoric past and the near future intersect at a most intriguing — and disturbing — juncture.
- 60The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergWhile the sights and sounds here are unique, the movie seems frustratingly torn about whether to buy the futurism and mysticism it’s selling.
- 25RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsRogerEbert.comSimon AbramsThis movie doesn’t work well as an edifying documentary, but it might go over well with anyone who wants to follow its unconvincing conspiracy-theory-like logic (apparently, genetic research is bad because it's "playing God" and is partly underfunded and overseen by the Chinese government and cocky American scientists!).