Critics have weighed in on Taylor Swift’s new Eras Tour movie.
The film is a nearly three-hour presentation of Swift’s final US tour dates, filmed in Los Angeles at Sofi Stadium.
Many raved about the love note of her latest tour, which opens in cinemas on Thursday – a day earlier than expected.
Deadline called the film a “joyful celebration.”
The Wrap said the track ‘dazzles, stuns and enchants’.
And The Telegraphed beamed that it was ‘a glittering, sparkly blonde and an atomic force obliterating everything in its path, all rolled into one.’
Critics have weighed in on Taylor Swift’s new Eras Tour movie. The film is a nearly three-hour presentation of Swift’s final US tour dates, filmed in Los Angeles at Sofi Stadium. Seen in 2022
Deadline called the film a “joyful celebration.” The Wrap said the track ‘dazzles, stuns and enchants’. And The Telegraphed said it was “an atomic force”.
The crooner performs during the opening of her Eras tour
Deadline critic Katie Campione said: “Just like the live concert (and possibly even more so), Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour is a complete celebration of her impressive 17-year career that fully showcases Swift’s joy and highlights what, perhaps for the first time she takes the stage for no one but herself.’
Katie did admit that there was a mistake: ‘Admittedly, audiences won’t see the exact performance that Swift performed each night, as several of the usual 44 songs were cut. It will surely be a disappointment to many, as it was to me, that about one or two songs from each era have been sacrificed, probably for the sake of time.’
Kristen Lopez of The Wrap shared, “Whether you were at the concert or seeing it for the first time, Swift put on a performance that dazzled, stunned and mesmerized.
‘Swift plays almost all the songs included in the Los Angeles shows, minus a few here and there. Hits like “Shake It Off” and “Cruel Summer” are present and accounted for, but it’s great to see how Swift plays with her audience and plays different characters during the performance.
‘Case in point, a sequence during her “Evermore” set where she performs “Tolerate It”. Like a mini-play, Swift and a dancer play out an estranged couple with all the emotion of watching an actual movie.’
Lopez also said the production was amazing.
“The level of detail on stage is a testament to Swift herself, but it’s a joy to watch between all the songs, whether it’s the fact that her microphone changes to match each album or how the audience can see the name Taylor on Swift’s guitar.’
And The Telegraph said the movie will have audience members dancing in the aisles.
Many raved about the love note of her latest tour, which opens in cinemas on Thursday – a day earlier than expected. Seen at the premiere in LA on Wednesday
‘If Barbie vs. Oppenheimer was the blockbuster duel of the summer, then last night’s world premiere of the Taylor Swift movie proved that she’s a one-woman Barbenheimer – a glittering, sparkly blonde and an atomic force that obliterates everything in its path , everything rolled. in one,’ says Thomas Jane Homes.
USA Today liked the movie too.
‘The entire film offers a front row seat to greatness. The performance is so massive that even the best seats in a stadium – and the King Kong-sized video screens – can only provide so much detail,” wrote Melissa Ruggieri.
‘But on the big screen, the close-ups are glorious, whether zooming in on Swift’s cat-eye make-up detailing her crystal blue eyes, the moss covering her piano and the sweat clinging to her bangs during “Champagne Problems” and her meticulous table setting at the beginning of “Tolerate It.”‘
Chris Willman of Variety added: ‘For most fans, this show isn’t so much about watching her career flash before their eyes – even though there is that – but their own rollercoaster lives. It’s kind of Broadway, kind of psychotherapy/church, and all too well executed.’
Swift’s movie was rreleased one day early due to ‘unprecedented demand’.
Although the film was initially set to bow this Friday, she delighted her fans by revealing that it will now debut in theaters on Thursday.
The bombshell news was revealed on Taylor’s Instagram page on Wednesday as she rushed to the film’s jam-packed premiere in Los Angeles.
As more than 2,200 of her fans descended on The Grove LA mall for the barnstorming event, Taylor, 33, fired up her social media to reveal the latest development in the film’s blockbuster.
“Look what you really made me do,” she wrote, in a sly nod to her 2017 single Look What You Made Me Do.
‘Look what you really made me do’: Swift sensationally announced that her Eras Tour concert film will be released one day early due to ‘unprecedented demand’
The Instagram message was accompanied by Taylor decked out in that day’s Oscar De La Renta premiere dress, holding up a promotional soda mug from her tour.
‘PREMIER DAY,’ the caption blared: ‘Enddd I can’t really wrap my head around this but…. Look what you really made me do: Due to unprecedented demand, we are opening US and Canadian screenings of The Eras Tour Concert Film THURSDAY!! As in… TOMORROW.’
She dished: ‘We are also adding additional showtimes on Friday and throughout the weekend. All tickets will be available tomorrow morning at 10:00.’
Taylor continued: ‘And it will be shown in 90 countries around the world from Friday. I can’t thank you enough for wanting to see this film that so vividly captures my favorite adventure I’ve ever been a part of: The Eras Tour. And the best part is, it’s an adventure we’re still on together. Get in the car now…’
The You Belong With Me singer caused a total fan frenzy when she arrived at the massive premiere for her highly anticipated The Eras Tour concert film in the heart of Los Angeles on Wednesday night.
The 12-time Grammy winner shut down The Grove LA mall to host more than 2,200 of her most devoted ‘Swifties’, who got a first look at the concert footage on the big screen.
An insider at the event told DailyMail.com: ‘The fans went crazy when she arrived, screaming and chanting her name.’
Swift was the epitome of chic as she posed on the red carpet in a blue $12,000 Oscar de la Renta gown before taking her seat in one of 14 sold-out screening rooms in the outdoor downtown AMC movie theater.
Swift performs during the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball concert at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, New York in 2019
Swift leaves the VMAs After Party hosted by Diddy on September 13, 2023 in New York City
The film documents one of six sold-out shows Swift performed at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., over the summer as part of her ongoing Eras Tour, which kicked off in March and serves as a look back at her 17- years career.
It has already collected a whopping $100 million in pre-sale tickets alone and will be available to watch exclusively at AMC theaters starting Friday, October 13th.
Missing from the fan-packed action was Swift’s rumored beau Travis Kelce, 34, as the Kansas City Chiefs tight end will play the Denver Broncos in his team’s home stadium on Thursday.
Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour movie – the reviews are IN! Critics hail the concert film as a ‘joyful celebration’ and call the songbird ‘an atomic force’
