Taika Waititi and Jenna Ortega's Klara and the Sun savaged by critics

• Director Taika Waititi's long-delayed adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's novel Klara and the Sun premiered at the BFI London Film Festival to overwhelmingly negative reviews.
• The film has suffered a severe critical backlash, receiving several one-star reviews from major UK newspapers and opening with a score of just 23 on Metacritic.
• Featuring a cast that includes Jenna Ortega, Mia Tharia, and Amy Adams, the sci-fi/drama follows a solar-powered android companion assigned to assist a sickly teenager.
• The Independent’s Clarisse Loughrey gave the film two stars, calling it a “betrayal of Ishiguro’s quiet, meditative vision” and “poor imitation” of Waititi’s own work.
• This critical reception continues a recent slump in Waititi's career following mixed responses to Thor: Love and Thunder and Next Goal Wins.

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