Taylor Swift's upcoming The Eras Tour movie has received rave first reactions ahead of its debut in cinemas this week.
The movie captures the pop superstar's ongoing record-smashing tour, with the film itself already breaking some of its own records too.
The Eras Tour has now debuted with a 100% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, critics heaping praise on the spectacle, one saying it "captures everything great about the live show".
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Here's what reviewers have been saying:
Screen International
"Filled with both spectacle and strikingly intimate moments, The Eras Tour is almost too much of a good thing — so many hits, so many memorable set pieces, so many peaks."
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The Times
"The film more than justifies the hype and rather than a rushed cash-in, Swift has gifted her fans a spectacular, lovingly crafted movie that somehow captures everything great about the live show."
The Daily Telegraph
"The film itself is as pulsating and slick as you’d expect of any Taylor Swift production, taking the audience on a whirlwind tour of around 40 songs from her 10 studio albums [...] Unless you’re a devoted fan, concert films can be a rather dreary experience but the sheer spectacle and energy of the her film is enough to convert even the most rabid anti-Swiftite."
Deadline
"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 puts Swift’s joy on full display and highlights that, perhaps for the first time, she is taking the stage for no one but herself."
USA Today
"Fans enthralled by the Eras concert will undoubtedly thrill at the opportunity to relive the magic and enjoy The Eras Tour as a communal concert experience more than a staid movie."
Uproxx
"Though it isn’t possible for a movie to take the place of a live concert, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour comes as close as possible, less because of how the movie is captured and more in how fans are going to interact with it."
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour is out in cinemas worldwide on October 13.
Sam is a freelance reporter and sub-editor who has a particular interest in movies, TV and music. After completing a journalism Masters at City University, London, Sam joined Digital Spy as a reporter, and has also freelanced for publications such as NME and Screen International. Sam, who also has a degree in Film, can wax lyrical about everything from Lord of the Rings to Love Is Blind, and is equally in his element crossing every 't' and dotting every 'i' as a sub-editor.
