{
  "id": 14987637,
  "title": "‘Sacrifice’ Review: Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Evans Throw Themselves Into Tiresome Netflix Original",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/sacrifice-review-anya-taylor-joy-and-chris-evans-throw-themselves",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-16T16:01:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/sacrifice-review-chris-evans-anya-taylor-joy-netflix-volcano-movie/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the absurd apocalyptic comedy \"Sacrifice,\" directed by Romain Gavras, Chris Evans plays a movie star struggling with a nervous breakdown. He joins any cult that offers him a sense of belonging, even if it means embracing a cult led by Anya Taylor-Joy. The film features an eco-terrorist cult that demands three human sacrifices to save the world by throwing them into a live volcano. Evans' character, Mike Tyler, is chosen as the hero due to his recent public floundering, while Taylor-Joy's character, Joan, believes her own cult mythology. The film's eccentric elements, including bunny-ear-wearing cult members and flamethrower-wielding Mike, are more mannered than meaningful. Joan's cult lacks a compelling ethos, and the movie's attempt to address themes of celebrity, environment, and religion falls flat. With neither humor, emotional depth, nor suspense, \"Sacrifice\" is a tiresome Netflix original that fails to engage its audience.",
  "summary": "A neurotic movie star gets kidnapped by a volcano-worshipping cult in Romain Gavras' film that thinks it’s about something The post ‘Sacrifice’ Review: Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Evans Throw Themselves Into Tiresome Netflix Original appeared first on TheWrap .",
  "key_points": [
    "Chris Evans plays a movie star with nervous breakdown",
    "Anya Taylor-Joy leads an eco-terrorist cult",
    "Sacrifice is a tiresome Netflix original with no depth"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}